Demographics of Whippany CDP, New Jersey

Whippany CDP, New Jersey had 8,970 ±611 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Whippany CDP, in four figures

8,970 ±611
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 182nd
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 49.7 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $151,420 ±$12,542
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.7 ±1.4: for men 48.4 ±2.7 and for women 53.1 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Whippany CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	431 ±124	4.8% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,136 ±241	12.7% ±2.5	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	777 ±218	8.7% ±2.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,545 ±221	17.2% ±2.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,347 ±455	37.3% ±4.4	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,734 ±232	19.3% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $151,420 ±$12,542, and income per person $75,834 ±$7,604, 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 Whippany CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	103 to 353	2.8% to 9.5%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	380 ±144	10.3% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	282 ±114	7.6% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	305 ±119	8.2% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	643 ±250	17.4% ±6.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	692 ±170	18.7% ±4.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,171 ±218	31.6% ±5.3	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Whippany CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	343 ±158	3.9% ±1.8	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 78	0% to 5.0%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	31 to 261	0.7% to 5.5%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 to 239	6.3% ±3.0	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 Whippany CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Whippany CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,745 ±303	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.8% ±2.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	< 0.1% to 2.3%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.3% ±3.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.7% ±2.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$615,400 ±$29,611	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,556 ±$1,057	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±5	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Whippany CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	988 ±324	11.0% ±3.5	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,065 ±588	67.6% ±4.7	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.8%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,257 ±262	14.0% ±2.8	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 469	0.1% to 5.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	389 ±189	4.3% ±2.1	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 Whippany CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,960 ±587	66.4% ±4.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,147 ±232	12.8% ±2.4	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 69	0% to 0.8%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,829 ±385	20.4% ±4.1	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,539 ±303	17.2% ±3.2	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	91 to 489	1.0% to 5.4%	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%.

Whippany CDP among the places of New Jersey

182nd 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 Whippany CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Absecon city	9,170 ±27
Monmouth Junction CDP	9,141 ±1,016
Madison Park CDP	9,124 ±1,119
Caldwell borough	9,003 ±26
Haledon borough	8,980 ±20
Whippany CDP	8,970 ±611
Clayton borough	8,921 ±35
Montvale borough	8,901 ±23
Pitman borough	8,856 ±20
Boonton town	8,854 ±35
White Meadow Lake CDP	8,842 ±1,218

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median rent
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 8 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 19 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 23 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 24 Places in New Jersey by median household income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026