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Cities in New Jersey by households

Jersey City, NJ had the highest households of 117 cities in 2022, at 119,278. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 2,950. The median was 6,602 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest119,278Jersey City, NJ
Lowest2,950Chatham, NJ
Median6,602117 cities
New Jersey3,438,162History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Jersey City, NJ: 119,278 countJersey City, NJ119,278Newark, NJ: 112,635 countNewark, NJ112,635Paterson, NJ: 49,678 countPaterson, NJ49,678Elizabeth, NJ: 45,488 countElizabeth, NJ45,488Clifton, NJ: 32,640 countClifton, NJ32,640Trenton, NJ: 32,165 countTrenton, NJ32,165Hoboken, NJ: 27,879 countHoboken, NJ27,879Bayonne, NJ: 27,198 countBayonne, NJ27,198East Orange, NJ: 26,359 countEast Orange, NJ26,359Union City, NJ: 25,610 countUnion City, NJ25,610Camden, NJ: 24,372 countCamden, NJ24,372Vineland, NJ: 21,572 countVineland, NJ21,572West New York, NJ: 20,608 countWest New York, NJ20,608Passaic, NJ: 20,182 countPassaic, NJ20,182Hackensack, NJ: 19,770 countHackensack, NJ19,770Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,409 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,409Fort Lee, NJ: 18,312 countFort Lee, NJ18,312Sayreville, NJ: 16,851 countSayreville, NJ16,851Atlantic City, NJ: 16,473 countAtlantic City, NJ16,473Plainfield, NJ: 16,459 countPlainfield, NJ16,459New Brunswick, NJ: 15,626 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,626Linden, NJ: 15,219 countLinden, NJ15,219Kearny, NJ: 14,703 countKearny, NJ14,703Long Branch, NJ: 12,813 countLong Branch, NJ12,813Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,309 countFair Lawn, NJ12,309Rahway, NJ: 12,079 countRahway, NJ12,079Millville, NJ: 11,646 countMillville, NJ11,646Garfield, NJ: 11,544 countGarfield, NJ11,544Englewood, NJ: 11,317 countEnglewood, NJ11,317Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,526 countCliffside Park, NJ10,526Westfield, NJ: 10,426 countWestfield, NJ10,426Bergenfield, NJ: 9,306 countBergenfield, NJ9,306Lodi, NJ: 9,279 countLodi, NJ9,279Lindenwold, NJ: 9,027 countLindenwold, NJ9,027Princeton, NJ: 8,951 countPrinceton, NJ8,951Morristown, NJ: 8,949 countMorristown, NJ8,949Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,795 countTinton Falls, NJ8,795Ridgewood, NJ: 8,692 countRidgewood, NJ8,692Secaucus, NJ: 8,607 countSecaucus, NJ8,607Harrison, NJ: 8,531 countHarrison, NJ8,531Jersey City, NJ: 119,278 countJersey City, NJ119,278Newark, NJ: 112,635 countNewark, NJ112,635Paterson, NJ: 49,678 countPaterson, NJ49,678Elizabeth, NJ: 45,488 countElizabeth, NJ45,488Clifton, NJ: 32,640 countClifton, NJ32,640Trenton, NJ: 32,165 countTrenton, NJ32,165Hoboken, NJ: 27,879 countHoboken, NJ27,879Bayonne, NJ: 27,198 countBayonne, NJ27,198East Orange, NJ: 26,359 countEast Orange, NJ26,359Union City, NJ: 25,610 countUnion City, NJ25,610Camden, NJ: 24,372 countCamden, NJ24,372Vineland, NJ: 21,572 countVineland, NJ21,572West New York, NJ: 20,608 countWest New York, NJ20,608Passaic, NJ: 20,182 countPassaic, NJ20,182Hackensack, NJ: 19,770 countHackensack, NJ19,770Perth Amboy, NJ: 18,409 countPerth Amboy, NJ18,409Fort Lee, NJ: 18,312 countFort Lee, NJ18,312Sayreville, NJ: 16,851 countSayreville, NJ16,851Atlantic City, NJ: 16,473 countAtlantic City, NJ16,473Plainfield, NJ: 16,459 countPlainfield, NJ16,459New Brunswick, NJ: 15,626 countNew Brunswick, NJ15,626Linden, NJ: 15,219 countLinden, NJ15,219Kearny, NJ: 14,703 countKearny, NJ14,703Long Branch, NJ: 12,813 countLong Branch, NJ12,813Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,309 countFair Lawn, NJ12,309Rahway, NJ: 12,079 countRahway, NJ12,079Millville, NJ: 11,646 countMillville, NJ11,646Garfield, NJ: 11,544 countGarfield, NJ11,544Englewood, NJ: 11,317 countEnglewood, NJ11,317Cliffside Park, NJ: 10,526 countCliffside Park, NJ10,526Westfield, NJ: 10,426 countWestfield, NJ10,426Bergenfield, NJ: 9,306 countBergenfield, NJ9,306Lodi, NJ: 9,279 countLodi, NJ9,279Lindenwold, NJ: 9,027 countLindenwold, NJ9,027Princeton, NJ: 8,951 countPrinceton, NJ8,951Morristown, NJ: 8,949 countMorristown, NJ8,949Tinton Falls, NJ: 8,795 countTinton Falls, NJ8,795Ridgewood, NJ: 8,692 countRidgewood, NJ8,692Secaucus, NJ: 8,607 countSecaucus, NJ8,607Harrison, NJ: 8,531 countHarrison, NJ8,531
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Jersey City, NJ119,278+3.1%
2Newark, NJ112,635+2.6%
3Paterson, NJ49,678-0%
4Elizabeth, NJ45,488+2.6%
5Clifton, NJ32,640+2.7%
6Trenton, NJ32,165+2.2%
7Hoboken, NJ27,879-0.2%
8Bayonne, NJ27,198+0.6%
9East Orange, NJ26,359+1.1%
10Union City, NJ25,610+1.3%
11Camden, NJ24,372-2.5%
12Vineland, NJ21,572-0.6%
13West New York, NJ20,608+3.4%
14Passaic, NJ20,182-0.2%
15Hackensack, NJ19,770-1.1%
16Perth Amboy, NJ18,409+2%
17Fort Lee, NJ18,312+0.7%
18Sayreville, NJ16,851-0.2%
19Atlantic City, NJ16,473+1.9%
20Plainfield, NJ16,459-1.4%
21New Brunswick, NJ15,626+1%
22Linden, NJ15,219-2%
23Kearny, NJ14,703+2.9%
24Long Branch, NJ12,813+0.4%
25Fair Lawn, NJ12,309+3.5%
26Rahway, NJ12,079-0.6%
27Millville, NJ11,646-2%
28Garfield, NJ11,544-1.9%
29Englewood, NJ11,317-0%
30Cliffside Park, NJ10,526+2.2%
31Westfield, NJ10,426-0.8%
32Bergenfield, NJ9,306+1.7%
33Lodi, NJ9,279+0.5%
34Lindenwold, NJ9,027-3.7%
35Princeton, NJ8,951-1.9%
36Morristown, NJ8,949+1.1%
37Tinton Falls, NJ8,795+2%
38Ridgewood, NJ8,692+0.5%
39Secaucus, NJ8,607+7.6%
40Harrison, NJ8,531+8.2%
41Paramus, NJ8,410+0.7%
42Roselle, NJ8,223+3.9%
43Carteret, NJ8,153-0.9%
44South Plainfield, NJ8,150+0.1%
45North Plainfield, NJ8,077+0.9%
46Summit, NJ7,944+1.2%
47Point Pleasant, NJ7,773-1.5%
48Hawthorne, NJ7,585+1.6%
49Glassboro, NJ7,521+13.3%
50Asbury Park, NJ7,477+2.7%
51Elmwood Park, NJ7,220+1.4%
52Palisades Park, NJ7,119-0.3%
53Edgewater, NJ7,024+3.5%
54Bridgeton, NJ6,918+8.9%
55Rutherford, NJ6,755+0.5%
56Pleasantville, NJ6,724+0.6%
57Collingswood, NJ6,698+3.8%
58North Arlington, NJ6,634-0.4%
59Phillipsburg, NJ6,602+1.8%
60Dumont, NJ6,593-0.5%
61Highland Park, NJ6,547+0.7%
62New Milford, NJ6,1700%
63Dover, NJ6,128+6.8%
64Red Bank, NJ6,084+0.9%
65Fairview, NJ5,823-5%
66Eatontown, NJ5,778+2.1%
67Hopatcong, NJ5,756+1.8%
68Hammonton, NJ5,751+4%
69Middlesex, NJ5,580+2.2%
70South River, NJ5,555-1.8%
71Madison, NJ5,526-3.1%
72Ocean City, NJ5,521+3.1%
73Metuchen, NJ5,343+1.7%
74Woodland Park, NJ5,294+2.5%
75Ramsey, NJ5,221-1.5%
76Somerville, NJ5,135+4.8%
77Roselle Park, NJ5,100-2%
78Tenafly, NJ5,076+1.9%
79Ridgefield Park, NJ5,070+2%
80New Providence, NJ5,065+2.4%
81Wallington, NJ4,994+1.6%
82Guttenberg, NJ4,973-1.2%
83Bellmawr, NJ4,834+2.9%
84Somers Point, NJ4,650+3.5%
85Bound Brook, NJ4,567+2%
86Florham Park, NJ4,530+3.2%
87Pine Hill, NJ4,439-1.9%
88Manville, NJ4,391+0.3%
89Freehold, NJ4,388+1.8%
90Oakland, NJ4,381+3.7%
91River Edge, NJ4,369+0.4%
92Little Ferry, NJ4,334-0.4%
93Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,283+1.3%
94Wanaque, NJ4,277+0.6%
95East Rutherford, NJ4,258-2.2%
96Ringwood, NJ4,256+1.3%
97Westwood, NJ4,239-2.9%
98Haddonfield, NJ4,232-1%
99Pompton Lakes, NJ4,227+0.1%
100Lincoln Park, NJ4,117+1.2%
101Woodbury, NJ4,110+0.9%
102Gloucester City, NJ4,061-5.9%
103South Amboy, NJ4,031+4.5%
104Ridgefield, NJ4,028-0.1%
105Beachwood, NJ3,935+0.5%
106Wood-Ridge, NJ3,851+3.1%
107Totowa, NJ3,781-0.6%
108Burlington, NJ3,767+3.8%
108Franklin Lakes, NJ3,767-2%
110Maywood, NJ3,702-1.4%
111Hackettstown, NJ3,698+1.5%
112Glen Rock, NJ3,652+0.6%
113Waldwick, NJ3,423+2.1%
114Hillsdale, NJ3,416-1.2%
115Kinnelon, NJ3,347+1.4%
116Montvale, NJ3,066+5%
117Chatham, NJ2,950-1.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest households?

Jersey City, NJ, with 119,278 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households?

Chatham, NJ, with 2,950 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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