# Cities in New Jersey by average household size, 2024

All 117 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `average_household_size`
- Unit: persons per household
- Definition: Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | persons per household |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Plainfield, NJ | 3.4 |
| 2 | Glen Rock, NJ | 3.3 |
| 3 | Passaic, NJ | 3.3 |
| 4 | Bridgeton, NJ | 3.2 |
| 5 | Chatham, NJ | 3.2 |
| 5 | Paterson, NJ | 3.2 |
| 7 | New Brunswick, NJ | 3.1 |
| 8 | Carteret, NJ | 3.1 |
| 9 | Bergenfield, NJ | 3 |
| 10 | Pleasantville, NJ | 3 |
| 11 | Kinnelon, NJ | 3 |
| 12 | Haddonfield, NJ | 3 |
| 13 | Freehold, NJ | 3 |
| 13 | Waldwick, NJ | 3 |
| 15 | Elizabeth, NJ | 3 |
| 16 | Paramus, NJ | 2.9 |
| 17 | Garfield, NJ | 2.9 |
| 17 | Ridgewood, NJ | 2.9 |
| 19 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 2.9 |
| 19 | North Plainfield, NJ | 2.9 |
| 19 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 2.9 |
| 22 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 2.9 |
| 22 | Hillsdale, NJ | 2.9 |
| 22 | South Plainfield, NJ | 2.9 |
| 22 | Tenafly, NJ | 2.9 |
| 26 | South River, NJ | 2.9 |
| 27 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 2.9 |
| 28 | Ridgefield, NJ | 2.9 |
| 29 | Linden, NJ | 2.8 |
| 29 | Montvale, NJ | 2.8 |
| 29 | Westfield, NJ | 2.8 |
| 32 | Gloucester City, NJ | 2.8 |
| 33 | Camden, NJ | 2.8 |
| 34 | Oakland, NJ | 2.8 |
| 35 | Dumont, NJ | 2.8 |
| 36 | Metuchen, NJ | 2.8 |
| 37 | Westwood, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Beachwood, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Dover, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Fairview, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Ringwood, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Totowa, NJ | 2.8 |
| 38 | Vineland, NJ | 2.8 |
| 44 | Trenton, NJ | 2.7 |
| 45 | Palisades Park, NJ | 2.7 |
| 45 | Summit, NJ | 2.7 |
| 47 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 2.7 |
| 47 | New Milford, NJ | 2.7 |
| 47 | Ramsey, NJ | 2.7 |
| 50 | Lodi, NJ | 2.7 |
| 50 | River Edge, NJ | 2.7 |
| 50 | Roselle, NJ | 2.7 |
| 50 | Rutherford, NJ | 2.7 |
| 54 | Sayreville, NJ | 2.7 |
| 55 | Burlington, NJ | 2.7 |
| 55 | Clifton, NJ | 2.7 |
| 55 | Madison, NJ | 2.7 |
| 58 | Bound Brook, NJ | 2.6 |
| 59 | Kearny, NJ | 2.6 |
| 60 | Newark, NJ | 2.6 |
| 61 | Englewood, NJ | 2.6 |
| 61 | Roselle Park, NJ | 2.6 |
| 61 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 2.6 |
| 64 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 2.6 |
| 64 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 2.6 |
| 64 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 2.6 |
| 67 | Florham Park, NJ | 2.6 |
| 67 | Maywood, NJ | 2.6 |
| 67 | Union City, NJ | 2.6 |
| 70 | Hawthorne, NJ | 2.6 |
| 70 | Middlesex, NJ | 2.6 |
| 72 | New Providence, NJ | 2.5 |
| 72 | Princeton, NJ | 2.5 |
| 72 | West New York, NJ | 2.5 |
| 75 | Hammonton, NJ | 2.5 |
| 76 | Wallington, NJ | 2.5 |
| 77 | Hackettstown, NJ | 2.5 |
| 77 | Manville, NJ | 2.5 |
| 77 | North Arlington, NJ | 2.5 |
| 77 | Woodland Park, NJ | 2.5 |
| 81 | Bayonne, NJ | 2.5 |
| 81 | Wanaque, NJ | 2.5 |
| 83 | Glassboro, NJ | 2.5 |
| 83 | Long Branch, NJ | 2.5 |
| 83 | Rahway, NJ | 2.5 |
| 86 | East Orange, NJ | 2.4 |
| 86 | East Rutherford, NJ | 2.4 |
| 86 | Hopatcong, NJ | 2.4 |
| 86 | Secaucus, NJ | 2.4 |
| 90 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 2.4 |
| 90 | Little Ferry, NJ | 2.4 |
| 92 | Bellmawr, NJ | 2.4 |
| 92 | Pine Hill, NJ | 2.4 |
| 94 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 2.4 |
| 95 | Woodbury, NJ | 2.4 |
| 96 | South Amboy, NJ | 2.4 |
| 97 | Highland Park, NJ | 2.3 |
| 98 | Eatontown, NJ | 2.3 |
| 98 | Jersey City, NJ | 2.3 |
| 98 | Lindenwold, NJ | 2.3 |
| 101 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 2.3 |
| 102 | Atlantic City, NJ | 2.3 |
| 102 | Millville, NJ | 2.3 |
| 104 | Somers Point, NJ | 2.3 |
| 105 | Guttenberg, NJ | 2.3 |
| 106 | Morristown, NJ | 2.2 |
| 107 | Hackensack, NJ | 2.2 |
| 107 | Somerville, NJ | 2.2 |
| 109 | Fort Lee, NJ | 2.2 |
| 109 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 2.2 |
| 111 | Collingswood, NJ | 2.2 |
| 111 | Harrison, NJ | 2.2 |
| 113 | Red Bank, NJ | 2.1 |
| 114 | Edgewater, NJ | 2 |
| 115 | Hoboken, NJ | 2 |
| 116 | Asbury Park, NJ | 2 |
| 117 | Ocean City, NJ | 2 |