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Carteret, NJ
Demographic Data




Carteret Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Carteret Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

25,176

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.6%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
13.8%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
14.0%
Over 65 Years:
14.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.1%
6.1%
83.7%
83.7%
27.5%
27.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Carteret
USA
$31,861
$31,861
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Carteret
USA
$79,049
$79,049
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.1%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Public Service
Education
Construction
Administration
Finance
Wholesale
Real estate
15.5%
15.5%
13.9%
13.9%
10.2%
10.2%
8.3%
8.3%
8.2%
8.2%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
35.2%
35.2%
25.0%
25.0%
21.6%
21.6%
15.6%
15.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
Polish
Haitian
Portuguese
Hungarian
English
Ghanian
African
Ukrainian
Jamaican
Slovak
Dutch
Eastern European
French
Nigerian
Slavic
Russian
Brazilian
5.2%
5.2%
4.5%
4.5%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.3%
2.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Urdu
French
Portuguese
Tagalog
African languages
Other Asian languages
Polish
French Creole
Italian
Native American languages
Russian
German/Yiddish
Hungarian
Korean
Slavic languages
Chinese
Arabic
40.7%
40.7%
29.1%
29.1%
10.6%
10.6%
4.6%
4.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Carteret Residents

35.5%


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