Cities in New Jersey by average household size

Passaic, NJ had the highest average household size of 117 cities in 2023, at 3.4 persons per household. Asbury Park, NJ had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.6 persons per household and the figure for New Jersey was 2.6 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3.4Passaic, NJ

Lowest2Asbury Park, NJ

Median2.6117 cities

New Jersey2.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

persons per household. 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 persons per household	Change on 2022
1	Passaic, NJ	3.4	-2%
2	Bridgeton, NJ	3.3	-0.3%
3	Plainfield, NJ	3.3	+1.9%
4	Glen Rock, NJ	3.3	-0.6%
5	Paterson, NJ	3.1	0%
6	Chatham, NJ	3.1	+0.3%
7	Carteret, NJ	3	-1.6%
8	New Brunswick, NJ	3	+0.3%
9	Pleasantville, NJ	3	-0.7%
10	Bergenfield, NJ	3	-1.3%
10	Kinnelon, NJ	3	+0.3%
12	Hillsdale, NJ	3	+0.3%
13	Paramus, NJ	3	-0.7%
14	Haddonfield, NJ	2.9	+0.3%
14	Ridgewood, NJ	2.9	-1%
14	Waldwick, NJ	2.9	0%
17	Elizabeth, NJ	2.9	-0.7%
18	Elmwood Park, NJ	2.9	-0.7%
18	Franklin Lakes, NJ	2.9	0%
20	Freehold, NJ	2.9	+2.8%
21	Tenafly, NJ	2.9	-3%
22	South Plainfield, NJ	2.9	-1.7%
23	Fair Lawn, NJ	2.9	+1.8%
23	Perth Amboy, NJ	2.9	-3%
25	South River, NJ	2.9	-0.7%
26	Westfield, NJ	2.9	-2.4%
27	Oakland, NJ	2.9	-0.3%
28	Linden, NJ	2.8	0%
29	North Plainfield, NJ	2.8	+1.1%
30	Dover, NJ	2.8	-5.1%
31	Garfield, NJ	2.8	0%
32	Ridgefield, NJ	2.8	-1.4%
33	Camden, NJ	2.8	-1.8%
33	Montvale, NJ	2.8	+1.8%
33	Ramsey, NJ	2.8	-0.7%
36	Dumont, NJ	2.8	+1.8%
36	Gloucester City, NJ	2.8	-1.1%
38	Beachwood, NJ	2.8	0%
38	Ringwood, NJ	2.8	+1.8%
40	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	2.8	-2.1%
40	Metuchen, NJ	2.8	-1.4%
42	Lodi, NJ	2.8	-1.1%
42	Summit, NJ	2.8	-2.1%
42	Totowa, NJ	2.8	-3.2%
45	Palisades Park, NJ	2.7	-3.5%
45	River Edge, NJ	2.7	-0.4%
47	Roselle, NJ	2.7	0%
48	Burlington, NJ	2.7	+3.8%
48	New Milford, NJ	2.7	+0.4%
50	Trenton, NJ	2.7	0%
50	Vineland, NJ	2.7	-1.5%
52	Clifton, NJ	2.7	-1.1%
53	Madison, NJ	2.7	-1.1%
53	Sayreville, NJ	2.7	0%
55	Fairview, NJ	2.7	+4.3%
55	Roselle Park, NJ	2.7	-2.6%
57	Westwood, NJ	2.7	+1.1%
58	Pompton Lakes, NJ	2.7	+1.5%
59	Wood-Ridge, NJ	2.6	+1.9%
60	Rutherford, NJ	2.6	-3.3%
61	Kearny, NJ	2.6	-1.9%
61	Maywood, NJ	2.6	-3%
63	Middlesex, NJ	2.6	0%
64	Englewood, NJ	2.6	+1.6%
64	Newark, NJ	2.6	-0.8%
66	New Providence, NJ	2.6	-2.6%
66	Princeton, NJ	2.6	-1.5%
68	Ridgefield Park, NJ	2.6	-0.8%
69	Union City, NJ	2.6	-1.9%
70	Hawthorne, NJ	2.6	-0.4%
71	Bound Brook, NJ	2.5	-2.3%
72	Manville, NJ	2.5	+2%
73	Hammonton, NJ	2.5	+1.2%
74	Florham Park, NJ	2.5	+2.5%
74	West New York, NJ	2.5	-1.6%
76	Bayonne, NJ	2.5	-3.9%
76	Hackettstown, NJ	2.5	-1.6%
76	Wanaque, NJ	2.5	-2%
79	Hopatcong, NJ	2.5	-1.2%
79	Lincoln Park, NJ	2.5	-0.4%
79	Woodland Park, NJ	2.5	-1.6%
82	North Arlington, NJ	2.5	0%
83	Long Branch, NJ	2.5	-0.8%
83	Woodbury, NJ	2.5	+1.7%
85	Rahway, NJ	2.4	-0.4%
85	Secaucus, NJ	2.4	+0.8%
87	East Rutherford, NJ	2.4	+3.4%
88	East Orange, NJ	2.4	-5.8%
89	Cliffside Park, NJ	2.4	-0.8%
89	Glassboro, NJ	2.4	-5.5%
89	Little Ferry, NJ	2.4	-4.7%
89	Point Pleasant, NJ	2.4	-0.8%
89	Wallington, NJ	2.4	+1.7%
94	Millville, NJ	2.4	+2.6%
95	Lindenwold, NJ	2.4	+0.8%
96	Bellmawr, NJ	2.4	-1.7%
97	Guttenberg, NJ	2.4	-0.8%
98	Pine Hill, NJ	2.3	-2.5%
99	Jersey City, NJ	2.3	-2.5%
99	South Amboy, NJ	2.3	+0.9%
101	Atlantic City, NJ	2.3	0%
102	Highland Park, NJ	2.3	0%
102	Phillipsburg, NJ	2.3	0%
104	Eatontown, NJ	2.3	-1.3%
105	Somerville, NJ	2.3	-4.6%
106	Morristown, NJ	2.2	+1.4%
107	Somers Point, NJ	2.2	-1.8%
108	Hackensack, NJ	2.2	-2.7%
109	Harrison, NJ	2.2	-3.1%
110	Tinton Falls, NJ	2.2	+0.5%
111	Fort Lee, NJ	2.2	-0.9%
111	Red Bank, NJ	2.2	+3.4%
113	Collingswood, NJ	2.1	+1.4%
114	Edgewater, NJ	2.1	+1%
115	Hoboken, NJ	2	0%
116	Ocean City, NJ	2	-1%
117	Asbury Park, NJ	2	-2.5%

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About this ranking

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.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by average household size, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by average household size, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Jersey by average household size, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Passaic, NJ, with 3.4 persons per household in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Asbury Park, NJ, with 2 persons per household in 2023.

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