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Cities in New Jersey by households

Jersey City, NJ had the highest households of 117 cities in 2021, at 115,654. Montvale, NJ had the lowest, at 2,920. The median was 6,488 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.4 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest115,654Jersey City, NJ
Lowest2,920Montvale, NJ
Median6,488117 cities
New Jersey3,397,156History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Jersey City, NJ: 115,654 countJersey City, NJ115,654Newark, NJ: 109,737 countNewark, NJ109,737Paterson, NJ: 49,701 countPaterson, NJ49,701Elizabeth, NJ: 44,354 countElizabeth, NJ44,354Clifton, NJ: 31,774 countClifton, NJ31,774Trenton, NJ: 31,461 countTrenton, NJ31,461Hoboken, NJ: 27,932 countHoboken, NJ27,932Bayonne, NJ: 27,036 countBayonne, NJ27,036East Orange, NJ: 26,060 countEast Orange, NJ26,060Union City, NJ: 25,292 countUnion City, NJ25,292Camden, NJ: 24,986 countCamden, NJ24,986Vineland, NJ: 21,712 countVineland, NJ21,712Passaic, NJ: 20,217 countPassaic, NJ20,217Hackensack, NJ: 19,995 countHackensack, NJ19,995West New York, NJ: 19,940 countWest New York, NJ19,940Fort Lee, NJ: 18,189 countFort Lee, NJ18,189Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,040 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,040Sayreville, NJ: 16,878 countSayreville, NJ16,878Plainfield, NJ: 16,693 countPlainfield, NJ16,693Atlantic City, NJ: 16,170 countAtlantic City, NJ16,170Linden, NJ: 15,526 countLinden, NJ15,526New Brunswick, NJ: 15,464 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,464Kearny, NJ: 14,294 countKearny, NJ14,294Long Branch, NJ: 12,758 countLong Branch, NJ12,758Rahway, NJ: 12,158 countRahway, NJ12,158Fair Lawn, NJ: 11,892 countFair Lawn, NJ11,892Millville, NJ: 11,887 countMillville, NJ11,887Garfield, NJ: 11,762 countGarfield, NJ11,762Englewood, NJ: 11,320 countEnglewood, NJ11,320Westfield, NJ: 10,514 countWestfield, NJ10,514Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,296 countCliffside Park, NJ10,296Lindenwold, NJ: 9,372 countLindenwold, NJ9,372Lodi, NJ: 9,235 countLodi, NJ9,235Bergenfield, NJ: 9,146 countBergenfield, NJ9,146Princeton, NJ: 9,120 countPrinceton, NJ9,120Morristown, NJ: 8,848 countMorristown, NJ8,848Ridgewood, NJ: 8,651 countRidgewood, NJ8,651Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,621 countTinton Falls, NJ8,621Paramus, NJ: 8,354 countParamus, NJ8,354Carteret, NJ: 8,223 countCarteret, NJ8,223Jersey City, NJ: 115,654 countJersey City, NJ115,654Newark, NJ: 109,737 countNewark, NJ109,737Paterson, NJ: 49,701 countPaterson, NJ49,701Elizabeth, NJ: 44,354 countElizabeth, NJ44,354Clifton, NJ: 31,774 countClifton, NJ31,774Trenton, NJ: 31,461 countTrenton, NJ31,461Hoboken, NJ: 27,932 countHoboken, NJ27,932Bayonne, NJ: 27,036 countBayonne, NJ27,036East Orange, NJ: 26,060 countEast Orange, NJ26,060Union City, NJ: 25,292 countUnion City, NJ25,292Camden, NJ: 24,986 countCamden, NJ24,986Vineland, NJ: 21,712 countVineland, NJ21,712Passaic, NJ: 20,217 countPassaic, NJ20,217Hackensack, NJ: 19,995 countHackensack, NJ19,995West New York, NJ: 19,940 countWest New York, NJ19,940Fort Lee, NJ: 18,189 countFort Lee, NJ18,189Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,040 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,040Sayreville, NJ: 16,878 countSayreville, NJ16,878Plainfield, NJ: 16,693 countPlainfield, NJ16,693Atlantic City, NJ: 16,170 countAtlantic City, NJ16,170Linden, NJ: 15,526 countLinden, NJ15,526New Brunswick, NJ: 15,464 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,464Kearny, NJ: 14,294 countKearny, NJ14,294Long Branch, NJ: 12,758 countLong Branch, NJ12,758Rahway, NJ: 12,158 countRahway, NJ12,158Fair Lawn, NJ: 11,892 countFair Lawn, NJ11,892Millville, NJ: 11,887 countMillville, NJ11,887Garfield, NJ: 11,762 countGarfield, NJ11,762Englewood, NJ: 11,320 countEnglewood, NJ11,320Westfield, NJ: 10,514 countWestfield, NJ10,514Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,296 countCliffside Park, NJ10,296Lindenwold, NJ: 9,372 countLindenwold, NJ9,372Lodi, NJ: 9,235 countLodi, NJ9,235Bergenfield, NJ: 9,146 countBergenfield, NJ9,146Princeton, NJ: 9,120 countPrinceton, NJ9,120Morristown, NJ: 8,848 countMorristown, NJ8,848Ridgewood, NJ: 8,651 countRidgewood, NJ8,651Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,621 countTinton Falls, NJ8,621Paramus, NJ: 8,354 countParamus, NJ8,354Carteret, NJ: 8,223 countCarteret, NJ8,223
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

RankCities2021
count
1Jersey City, NJ115,654
2Newark, NJ109,737
3Paterson, NJ49,701
4Elizabeth, NJ44,354
5Clifton, NJ31,774
6Trenton, NJ31,461
7Hoboken, NJ27,932
8Bayonne, NJ27,036
9East Orange, NJ26,060
10Union City, NJ25,292
11Camden, NJ24,986
12Vineland, NJ21,712
13Passaic, NJ20,217
14Hackensack, NJ19,995
15West New York, NJ19,940
16Fort Lee, NJ18,189
17Perth Amboy, NJ18,040
18Sayreville, NJ16,878
19Plainfield, NJ16,693
20Atlantic City, NJ16,170
21Linden, NJ15,526
22New Brunswick, NJ15,464
23Kearny, NJ14,294
24Long Branch, NJ12,758
25Rahway, NJ12,158
26Fair Lawn, NJ11,892
27Millville, NJ11,887
28Garfield, NJ11,762
29Englewood, NJ11,320
30Westfield, NJ10,514
31Cliffside Park, NJ10,296
32Lindenwold, NJ9,372
33Lodi, NJ9,235
34Bergenfield, NJ9,146
35Princeton, NJ9,120
36Morristown, NJ8,848
37Ridgewood, NJ8,651
38Tinton Falls, NJ8,621
39Paramus, NJ8,354
40Carteret, NJ8,223
41South Plainfield, NJ8,144
42North Plainfield, NJ8,004
43Secaucus, NJ8,000
44Roselle, NJ7,915
45Point Pleasant, NJ7,892
46Harrison, NJ7,888
47Summit, NJ7,853
48Hawthorne, NJ7,463
49Asbury Park, NJ7,283
50Palisades Park, NJ7,142
51Elmwood Park, NJ7,121
52Edgewater, NJ6,788
53Rutherford, NJ6,720
54Pleasantville, NJ6,682
55North Arlington, NJ6,660
56Glassboro, NJ6,640
57Dumont, NJ6,626
58Highland Park, NJ6,502
59Phillipsburg, NJ6,488
60Collingswood, NJ6,452
61Bridgeton, NJ6,351
62New Milford, NJ6,167
63Fairview, NJ6,127
64Red Bank, NJ6,031
65Dover, NJ5,738
66Madison, NJ5,702
67Eatontown, NJ5,660
68South River, NJ5,658
69Hopatcong, NJ5,657
70Hammonton, NJ5,532
71Middlesex, NJ5,459
72Ocean City, NJ5,353
73Ramsey, NJ5,300
74Metuchen, NJ5,255
75Roselle Park, NJ5,204
76Woodland Park, NJ5,165
77Guttenberg, NJ5,033
78Tenafly, NJ4,981
79Ridgefield Park, NJ4,971
80New Providence, NJ4,944
81Wallington, NJ4,917
82Somerville, NJ4,902
83Bellmawr, NJ4,696
84Pine Hill, NJ4,527
85Somers Point, NJ4,491
86Bound Brook, NJ4,478
87Florham Park, NJ4,391
88Manville, NJ4,380
89Westwood, NJ4,364
90East Rutherford, NJ4,356
91Little Ferry, NJ4,353
92River Edge, NJ4,352
93Gloucester City, NJ4,315
94Freehold, NJ4,311
95Haddonfield, NJ4,274
96Wanaque, NJ4,251
97Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,226
97Oakland, NJ4,226
99Pompton Lakes, NJ4,224
100Ringwood, NJ4,200
101Woodbury, NJ4,073
102Lincoln Park, NJ4,069
103Ridgefield, NJ4,032
104Beachwood, NJ3,916
105South Amboy, NJ3,857
106Franklin Lakes, NJ3,844
107Totowa, NJ3,803
108Maywood, NJ3,755
109Wood-Ridge, NJ3,735
110Hackettstown, NJ3,645
111Glen Rock, NJ3,630
112Burlington, NJ3,629
113Hillsdale, NJ3,457
114Waldwick, NJ3,354
115Kinnelon, NJ3,302
116Chatham, NJ2,995
117Montvale, NJ2,920

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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.

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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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