Demographics of Summit city, New Jersey

Summit city, New Jersey had 23,314 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +689 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Summit city, in four figures

23,314
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,705 ±45.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +689 people.; 41.8 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $190,304 ±$34,890
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Summit city, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Summit city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Summit city, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Summit city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,625	100.0	100.0
2021	22,564	99.7	100.2
2022	22,497	99.4	100.7
2023	22,862	101.0	101.6
2024	23,271	102.9	102.5
2025	23,314	103.0	103.1

Population of Summit city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,625	—
2021	22,564	−61
2022	22,497	−67
2023	22,862	+365
2024	23,271	+409
2025	23,314	+43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±2.2: for men 40.8 ±1.7 and for women 43.3 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Summit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	1,269 ±231	5.6% ±1.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,312 ±465	19.0% ±2.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,674 ±384	7.4% ±1.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,078 ±473	22.4% ±2.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,067 ±760	31.1% ±3.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,305 ±401	14.6% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $190,304 ±$34,890, and income per person $112,787 ±$8,192, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Summit city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	727 ±322	8.7% ±3.8	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	431 ±180	5.2% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	521 ±162	6.2% ±1.9	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	782 ±207	9.4% ±2.4	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	963 ±397	11.5% ±4.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	817 ±196	9.8% ±2.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,100 ±292	49.2% ±2.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Summit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,238 ±491	5.5% ±2.2	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	66 to 452	1.2% to 8.1%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	799 ±331	6.6% ±2.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	72 to 288	1.5% to 5.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Summit city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Summit city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	8,786 ±440	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±6.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.3% ±4.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.7% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$994,500 ±$81,474	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,430 ±$210	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Summit city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,978 ±584	13.1% ±2.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,229 ±944	67.1% ±4.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,342 ±576	5.9% ±2.5	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,649 ±272	7.3% ±1.2	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	69 to 531	0.3% to 2.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,197 ±391	5.3% ±1.7	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Summit city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	9,613 ±819	42.3% ±3.6	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,507 ±786	37.5% ±3.5	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	147 to 487	0.6% to 2.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,268 ±595	18.8% ±2.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,124 ±353	9.4% ±1.6	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,144 ±455	9.4% ±2.0	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Summit city among the places of New Jersey

47th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Summit city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Carteret borough	25,496 ±46
South Plainfield borough	24,473 ±44
Glassboro borough	23,717 ±29
North Plainfield borough	22,809 ±31
Somerset CDP	22,720 ±1,383
Summit city	22,705 ±45
Roselle borough	22,646 ±58
Hillsborough CDP	22,585 ±1,068
Secaucus town	21,778 ±32
Lindenwold borough	21,719 ±23
Elmwood Park borough	21,412 ±42

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026