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Cities in New Jersey by households, 2024

Jersey City, NJ had the highest households of 117 cities in 2024, at 125,223. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 2,972. The median was 6,556 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.51 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest125,223Jersey City, NJ
Lowest2,972Chatham, NJ
Median6,556117 cities
New Jersey3,507,701History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Jersey City, NJ: 125,223 countJersey City, NJ125,223Newark, NJ: 113,384 countNewark, NJ113,384Paterson, NJ: 49,865 countPaterson, NJ49,865Elizabeth, NJ: 46,121 countElizabeth, NJ46,121Clifton, NJ: 33,614 countClifton, NJ33,614Trenton, NJ: 32,052 countTrenton, NJ32,052Bayonne, NJ: 28,951 countBayonne, NJ28,951East Orange, NJ: 28,328 countEast Orange, NJ28,328Hoboken, NJ: 28,088 countHoboken, NJ28,088Union City, NJ: 25,725 countUnion City, NJ25,725Camden, NJ: 24,443 countCamden, NJ24,443Vineland, NJ: 21,617 countVineland, NJ21,617Passaic, NJ: 21,151 countPassaic, NJ21,151West New York, NJ: 20,453 countWest New York, NJ20,453Hackensack, NJ: 20,214 countHackensack, NJ20,214Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,045 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,045Fort Lee, NJ: 18,287 countFort Lee, NJ18,287Sayreville, NJ: 17,187 countSayreville, NJ17,187Atlantic City, NJ: 16,567 countAtlantic City, NJ16,567Plainfield, NJ: 15,907 countPlainfield, NJ15,907New Brunswick, NJ: 15,676 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,676Linden, NJ: 15,463 countLinden, NJ15,463Kearny, NJ: 14,751 countKearny, NJ14,751Long Branch, NJ: 13,140 countLong Branch, NJ13,140Rahway, NJ: 12,257 countRahway, NJ12,257Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,229 countFair Lawn, NJ12,229Millville, NJ: 11,845 countMillville, NJ11,845Englewood, NJ: 11,274 countEnglewood, NJ11,274Garfield, NJ: 11,191 countGarfield, NJ11,191Westfield, NJ: 10,900 countWestfield, NJ10,900Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,609 countCliffside Park, NJ10,609Lodi, NJ: 9,687 countLodi, NJ9,687Harrison, NJ: 9,389 countHarrison, NJ9,389Bergenfield, NJ: 9,322 countBergenfield, NJ9,322Lindenwold, NJ: 9,317 countLindenwold, NJ9,317Princeton, NJ: 9,300 countPrinceton, NJ9,300Morristown, NJ: 9,069 countMorristown, NJ9,069Ridgewood, NJ: 8,903 countRidgewood, NJ8,903Secaucus, NJ: 8,704 countSecaucus, NJ8,704Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,700 countTinton Falls, NJ8,700Jersey City, NJ: 125,223 countJersey City, NJ125,223Newark, NJ: 113,384 countNewark, NJ113,384Paterson, NJ: 49,865 countPaterson, NJ49,865Elizabeth, NJ: 46,121 countElizabeth, NJ46,121Clifton, NJ: 33,614 countClifton, NJ33,614Trenton, NJ: 32,052 countTrenton, NJ32,052Bayonne, NJ: 28,951 countBayonne, NJ28,951East Orange, NJ: 28,328 countEast Orange, NJ28,328Hoboken, NJ: 28,088 countHoboken, NJ28,088Union City, NJ: 25,725 countUnion City, NJ25,725Camden, NJ: 24,443 countCamden, NJ24,443Vineland, NJ: 21,617 countVineland, NJ21,617Passaic, NJ: 21,151 countPassaic, NJ21,151West New York, NJ: 20,453 countWest New York, NJ20,453Hackensack, NJ: 20,214 countHackensack, NJ20,214Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,045 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,045Fort Lee, NJ: 18,287 countFort Lee, NJ18,287Sayreville, NJ: 17,187 countSayreville, NJ17,187Atlantic City, NJ: 16,567 countAtlantic City, NJ16,567Plainfield, NJ: 15,907 countPlainfield, NJ15,907New Brunswick, NJ: 15,676 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,676Linden, NJ: 15,463 countLinden, NJ15,463Kearny, NJ: 14,751 countKearny, NJ14,751Long Branch, NJ: 13,140 countLong Branch, NJ13,140Rahway, NJ: 12,257 countRahway, NJ12,257Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,229 countFair Lawn, NJ12,229Millville, NJ: 11,845 countMillville, NJ11,845Englewood, NJ: 11,274 countEnglewood, NJ11,274Garfield, NJ: 11,191 countGarfield, NJ11,191Westfield, NJ: 10,900 countWestfield, NJ10,900Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,609 countCliffside Park, NJ10,609Lodi, NJ: 9,687 countLodi, NJ9,687Harrison, NJ: 9,389 countHarrison, NJ9,389Bergenfield, NJ: 9,322 countBergenfield, NJ9,322Lindenwold, NJ: 9,317 countLindenwold, NJ9,317Princeton, NJ: 9,300 countPrinceton, NJ9,300Morristown, NJ: 9,069 countMorristown, NJ9,069Ridgewood, NJ: 8,903 countRidgewood, NJ8,903Secaucus, NJ: 8,704 countSecaucus, NJ8,704Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,700 countTinton Falls, NJ8,700
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jersey City, NJ125,223+1.7%
2Newark, NJ113,384-0.3%
3Paterson, NJ49,865+0.4%
4Elizabeth, NJ46,121+0.4%
5Clifton, NJ33,614+2.2%
6Trenton, NJ32,052-0.2%
7Bayonne, NJ28,951+2.2%
8East Orange, NJ28,328+0.5%
9Hoboken, NJ28,088+1.6%
10Union City, NJ25,725-0.2%
11Camden, NJ24,443-1%
12Vineland, NJ21,617-1.5%
13Passaic, NJ21,151+3.5%
14West New York, NJ20,453-0.9%
15Hackensack, NJ20,214-0.4%
16Perth Amboy, NJ19,045+0.1%
17Fort Lee, NJ18,287-1.3%
18Sayreville, NJ17,187+2%
19Atlantic City, NJ16,567+0.2%
20Plainfield, NJ15,907-2.1%
21New Brunswick, NJ15,676-1.4%
22Linden, NJ15,463+1.1%
23Kearny, NJ14,751-0%
24Long Branch, NJ13,140+0.7%
25Rahway, NJ12,257+0.8%
26Fair Lawn, NJ12,229+0.7%
27Millville, NJ11,845+4.4%
28Englewood, NJ11,274+0.1%
29Garfield, NJ11,191-3%
30Westfield, NJ10,900+2.1%
31Cliffside Park, NJ10,609-0.1%
32Lodi, NJ9,687+3.3%
33Harrison, NJ9,389+4.4%
34Bergenfield, NJ9,322-1.1%
35Lindenwold, NJ9,317+3%
36Princeton, NJ9,300+3.3%
37Morristown, NJ9,069+1.8%
38Ridgewood, NJ8,903+1%
39Secaucus, NJ8,704+2.1%
40Tinton Falls, NJ8,700-0.7%
41Paramus, NJ8,464+0.5%
42Roselle, NJ8,407+2.4%
43South Plainfield, NJ8,351+0.9%
44Summit, NJ8,341+2.6%
45Carteret, NJ8,224-1.1%
46Point Pleasant, NJ8,049+2%
47North Plainfield, NJ7,832-2%
48Glassboro, NJ7,651-2.9%
49Hawthorne, NJ7,607-0.1%
50Asbury Park, NJ7,499-2.2%
51Bridgeton, NJ7,481+5.4%
52Palisades Park, NJ7,472+1.3%
53Elmwood Park, NJ7,462+2.7%
54Edgewater, NJ7,217+3%
55Rutherford, NJ6,875-1.2%
56Pleasantville, NJ6,803+0.5%
57Dover, NJ6,661+3.2%
58North Arlington, NJ6,6490%
59Phillipsburg, NJ6,556-0.9%
60Dumont, NJ6,534+0.7%
61Collingswood, NJ6,517-1.4%
62Highland Park, NJ6,436-1.3%
63New Milford, NJ6,216+1%
64Red Bank, NJ5,983+1.4%
65Somerville, NJ5,980+6.7%
66Hopatcong, NJ5,964+2.1%
67Hammonton, NJ5,721+0.3%
68Eatontown, NJ5,719-2.3%
69Middlesex, NJ5,718+2.7%
70Ocean City, NJ5,689+1.2%
71Madison, NJ5,614+1.1%
72South River, NJ5,574+0.1%
73Fairview, NJ5,463-2.1%
74Ramsey, NJ5,455+3.9%
75Metuchen, NJ5,450+0.3%
76Roselle Park, NJ5,408+3.3%
77Woodland Park, NJ5,399+0.3%
78New Providence, NJ5,351+2.9%
79Tenafly, NJ5,227+0.1%
80Guttenberg, NJ5,203+5%
81Ridgefield Park, NJ5,108-0.1%
82Bellmawr, NJ4,873-0.9%
83Wallington, NJ4,726-3.6%
84Florham Park, NJ4,668+1.8%
85Somers Point, NJ4,644-1.6%
86Bound Brook, NJ4,605-2.3%
87Little Ferry, NJ4,527-0.3%
88River Edge, NJ4,503+2.9%
89Oakland, NJ4,488+2.1%
89Pine Hill, NJ4,488-2.1%
91Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,474+2.6%
92Manville, NJ4,424+2.9%
93Wanaque, NJ4,401+1.2%
94Pompton Lakes, NJ4,248+2.6%
95Haddonfield, NJ4,226-0.1%
96East Rutherford, NJ4,217+1%
97South Amboy, NJ4,209+1.7%
98Woodbury, NJ4,206+3.8%
99Freehold, NJ4,201-1.6%
100Ringwood, NJ4,186+0.8%
101Gloucester City, NJ4,066-1.2%
102Westwood, NJ4,049-3.5%
103Ridgefield, NJ4,036-1.1%
104Beachwood, NJ4,003+1%
105Lincoln Park, NJ3,973-4.1%
106Totowa, NJ3,916+0.6%
107Wood-Ridge, NJ3,910+2.3%
108Maywood, NJ3,889+2%
109Hackettstown, NJ3,841+1.3%
110Franklin Lakes, NJ3,801+0.8%
111Burlington, NJ3,756+3%
112Glen Rock, NJ3,629-1.3%
113Hillsdale, NJ3,478+2.5%
114Waldwick, NJ3,433-0%
115Kinnelon, NJ3,348+0.5%
116Montvale, NJ3,126+1.3%
117Chatham, NJ2,972+0.9%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Jersey City, NJ, with 125,223 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chatham, NJ, with 2,972 in 2024.

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