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Cities in New Jersey by housing units, 2024

Jersey City, NJ had the highest housing units of 117 cities in 2024, at 135,231. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 3,010. The median was 6,900 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.79 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest135,231Jersey City, NJ
Lowest3,010Chatham, NJ
Median6,900117 cities
New Jersey3,791,354History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Jersey City, NJ: 135,231 countJersey City, NJ135,231Newark, NJ: 121,546 countNewark, NJ121,546Paterson, NJ: 52,519 countPaterson, NJ52,519Elizabeth, NJ: 48,976 countElizabeth, NJ48,976Clifton, NJ: 34,611 countClifton, NJ34,611Trenton, NJ: 34,513 countTrenton, NJ34,513Bayonne, NJ: 30,786 countBayonne, NJ30,786Hoboken, NJ: 30,259 countHoboken, NJ30,259East Orange, NJ: 29,921 countEast Orange, NJ29,921Union City, NJ: 27,408 countUnion City, NJ27,408Camden, NJ: 27,292 countCamden, NJ27,292Vineland, NJ: 22,768 countVineland, NJ22,768West New York, NJ: 21,736 countWest New York, NJ21,736Passaic, NJ: 21,693 countPassaic, NJ21,693Hackensack, NJ: 21,361 countHackensack, NJ21,361Ocean City, NJ: 21,191 countOcean City, NJ21,191Atlantic City, NJ: 19,927 countAtlantic City, NJ19,927Fort Lee, NJ: 19,679 countFort Lee, NJ19,679Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,615 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,615Sayreville, NJ: 17,782 countSayreville, NJ17,782New Brunswick, NJ: 16,854 countNew Brunswick, NJ16,854Plainfield, NJ: 16,712 countPlainfield, NJ16,712Linden, NJ: 16,149 countLinden, NJ16,149Kearny, NJ: 15,367 countKearny, NJ15,367Long Branch, NJ: 15,091 countLong Branch, NJ15,091Rahway, NJ: 13,002 countRahway, NJ13,002Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,500 countFair Lawn, NJ12,500Millville, NJ: 12,195 countMillville, NJ12,195Englewood, NJ: 11,898 countEnglewood, NJ11,898Garfield, NJ: 11,846 countGarfield, NJ11,846Westfield, NJ: 11,192 countWestfield, NJ11,192Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,174 countCliffside Park, NJ11,174Lodi, NJ: 10,108 countLodi, NJ10,108Harrison, NJ: 10,062 countHarrison, NJ10,062Princeton, NJ: 9,906 countPrinceton, NJ9,906Lindenwold, NJ: 9,649 countLindenwold, NJ9,649Bergenfield, NJ: 9,479 countBergenfield, NJ9,479Morristown, NJ: 9,360 countMorristown, NJ9,360Secaucus, NJ: 9,286 countSecaucus, NJ9,286Ridgewood, NJ: 9,191 countRidgewood, NJ9,191Jersey City, NJ: 135,231 countJersey City, NJ135,231Newark, NJ: 121,546 countNewark, NJ121,546Paterson, NJ: 52,519 countPaterson, NJ52,519Elizabeth, NJ: 48,976 countElizabeth, NJ48,976Clifton, NJ: 34,611 countClifton, NJ34,611Trenton, NJ: 34,513 countTrenton, NJ34,513Bayonne, NJ: 30,786 countBayonne, NJ30,786Hoboken, NJ: 30,259 countHoboken, NJ30,259East Orange, NJ: 29,921 countEast Orange, NJ29,921Union City, NJ: 27,408 countUnion City, NJ27,408Camden, NJ: 27,292 countCamden, NJ27,292Vineland, NJ: 22,768 countVineland, NJ22,768West New York, NJ: 21,736 countWest New York, NJ21,736Passaic, NJ: 21,693 countPassaic, NJ21,693Hackensack, NJ: 21,361 countHackensack, NJ21,361Ocean City, NJ: 21,191 countOcean City, NJ21,191Atlantic City, NJ: 19,927 countAtlantic City, NJ19,927Fort Lee, NJ: 19,679 countFort Lee, NJ19,679Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,615 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,615Sayreville, NJ: 17,782 countSayreville, NJ17,782New Brunswick, NJ: 16,854 countNew Brunswick, NJ16,854Plainfield, NJ: 16,712 countPlainfield, NJ16,712Linden, NJ: 16,149 countLinden, NJ16,149Kearny, NJ: 15,367 countKearny, NJ15,367Long Branch, NJ: 15,091 countLong Branch, NJ15,091Rahway, NJ: 13,002 countRahway, NJ13,002Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,500 countFair Lawn, NJ12,500Millville, NJ: 12,195 countMillville, NJ12,195Englewood, NJ: 11,898 countEnglewood, NJ11,898Garfield, NJ: 11,846 countGarfield, NJ11,846Westfield, NJ: 11,192 countWestfield, NJ11,192Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,174 countCliffside Park, NJ11,174Lodi, NJ: 10,108 countLodi, NJ10,108Harrison, NJ: 10,062 countHarrison, NJ10,062Princeton, NJ: 9,906 countPrinceton, NJ9,906Lindenwold, NJ: 9,649 countLindenwold, NJ9,649Bergenfield, NJ: 9,479 countBergenfield, NJ9,479Morristown, NJ: 9,360 countMorristown, NJ9,360Secaucus, NJ: 9,286 countSecaucus, NJ9,286Ridgewood, NJ: 9,191 countRidgewood, NJ9,191
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jersey City, NJ135,231+2%
2Newark, NJ121,546-0%
3Paterson, NJ52,519-0%
4Elizabeth, NJ48,976+0.1%
5Clifton, NJ34,611+1.6%
6Trenton, NJ34,513-3.8%
7Bayonne, NJ30,786+2.1%
8Hoboken, NJ30,259+0.9%
9East Orange, NJ29,921-0.1%
10Union City, NJ27,408-0.1%
11Camden, NJ27,292-2.2%
12Vineland, NJ22,768-1.4%
13West New York, NJ21,736-1.9%
14Passaic, NJ21,693+3.2%
15Hackensack, NJ21,361-0.2%
16Ocean City, NJ21,191+1.4%
17Atlantic City, NJ19,927-0.7%
18Fort Lee, NJ19,679-0.4%
19Perth Amboy, NJ19,615-0.4%
20Sayreville, NJ17,782+2%
21New Brunswick, NJ16,854-1.3%
22Plainfield, NJ16,712-2.5%
23Linden, NJ16,1490%
24Kearny, NJ15,367+0.2%
25Long Branch, NJ15,091-0.3%
26Rahway, NJ13,002+1.5%
27Fair Lawn, NJ12,500+0.9%
28Millville, NJ12,195+2.7%
29Englewood, NJ11,898-1.2%
30Garfield, NJ11,846-3.2%
31Westfield, NJ11,192+0.9%
32Cliffside Park, NJ11,174-0.4%
33Lodi, NJ10,108+2.5%
34Harrison, NJ10,062+4.5%
35Princeton, NJ9,906+1.7%
36Lindenwold, NJ9,649+0.5%
37Bergenfield, NJ9,479-2%
38Morristown, NJ9,360+0.5%
39Secaucus, NJ9,286+1.9%
40Ridgewood, NJ9,191+0.3%
41Tinton Falls, NJ9,124+0.3%
42Paramus, NJ8,813-1%
43Summit, NJ8,786+2.1%
44Point Pleasant, NJ8,742+2.6%
45Carteret, NJ8,741+0.4%
46Roselle, NJ8,687+3%
47Asbury Park, NJ8,681-1.9%
48South Plainfield, NJ8,530+1%
49Glassboro, NJ8,331-2.7%
50Hawthorne, NJ8,046+0.2%
51Bridgeton, NJ7,982+3.9%
52North Plainfield, NJ7,898-2.6%
53Edgewater, NJ7,872+3.6%
54Elmwood Park, NJ7,765+2.7%
55Palisades Park, NJ7,6140%
56Pleasantville, NJ7,240-1.6%
57Rutherford, NJ7,129-0.5%
58Collingswood, NJ6,901-1.5%
59North Arlington, NJ6,900-1.2%
60Phillipsburg, NJ6,873-2.1%
61Dover, NJ6,831+3.2%
62Dumont, NJ6,768-0.2%
63Highland Park, NJ6,759-1.4%
64Hopatcong, NJ6,496+1.1%
65New Milford, NJ6,376-0.8%
66Red Bank, NJ6,216+0.5%
67Somerville, NJ6,131+7.1%
68Hammonton, NJ6,107-0.6%
69Eatontown, NJ5,968-4%
70Middlesex, NJ5,799+1.7%
71Madison, NJ5,781+1%
72South River, NJ5,754-0.6%
73Somers Point, NJ5,695-0.6%
74New Providence, NJ5,659+2.9%
75Metuchen, NJ5,627+0.1%
76Fairview, NJ5,566-2.8%
77Woodland Park, NJ5,534+0.1%
78Roselle Park, NJ5,522+2.8%
79Guttenberg, NJ5,476+3.6%
80Ramsey, NJ5,455+3.6%
81Tenafly, NJ5,420+0.1%
82Ridgefield Park, NJ5,377-0.2%
83Florham Park, NJ5,058+2.9%
84Bellmawr, NJ5,016-2%
85Wallington, NJ4,988-3.2%
86Pine Hill, NJ4,733-1.4%
87Woodbury, NJ4,718+2.8%
88Little Ferry, NJ4,708+0.8%
89Bound Brook, NJ4,707-1.6%
90Oakland, NJ4,683-0.1%
91Manville, NJ4,639+2.2%
92Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,597+1.2%
93River Edge, NJ4,590+2.5%
94South Amboy, NJ4,493+3%
95Haddonfield, NJ4,470+1%
96East Rutherford, NJ4,454+3%
97Gloucester City, NJ4,450-1.9%
97Wanaque, NJ4,450+0.6%
99Freehold, NJ4,379-1.3%
100Pompton Lakes, NJ4,317+1.9%
101Beachwood, NJ4,258+1.9%
102Ringwood, NJ4,252+0.3%
103Burlington, NJ4,208+3.4%
104Westwood, NJ4,192-5.7%
105Ridgefield, NJ4,117-1.8%
106Lincoln Park, NJ4,050-5.9%
107Totowa, NJ3,980-0.5%
108Wood-Ridge, NJ3,976+2.3%
109Maywood, NJ3,969+1.6%
110Franklin Lakes, NJ3,878-0%
111Hackettstown, NJ3,875+1.4%
112Glen Rock, NJ3,696-1.6%
113Hillsdale, NJ3,602+3.5%
114Waldwick, NJ3,490+0.1%
115Kinnelon, NJ3,463-0.1%
116Montvale, NJ3,290+3.2%
117Chatham, NJ3,010+0.2%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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 B25001: total 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Jersey City, NJ, with 135,231 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Chatham, NJ, with 3,010 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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