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Cities in New Jersey by housing units

Jersey City, NJ had the highest housing units of 117 cities in 2023, at 132,636. Chatham, NJ had the lowest, at 3,003. The median was 7,009 and the figure for New Jersey was 3.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest132,636Jersey City, NJ
Lowest3,003Chatham, NJ
Median7,009117 cities
New Jersey3,775,842History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Jersey City, NJ: 132,636 countJersey City, NJ132,636Newark, NJ: 121,604 countNewark, NJ121,604Paterson, NJ: 52,532 countPaterson, NJ52,532Elizabeth, NJ: 48,940 countElizabeth, NJ48,940Trenton, NJ: 35,871 countTrenton, NJ35,871Clifton, NJ: 34,064 countClifton, NJ34,064Bayonne, NJ: 30,161 countBayonne, NJ30,161Hoboken, NJ: 29,985 countHoboken, NJ29,985East Orange, NJ: 29,949 countEast Orange, NJ29,949Camden, NJ: 27,920 countCamden, NJ27,920Union City, NJ: 27,442 countUnion City, NJ27,442Vineland, NJ: 23,093 countVineland, NJ23,093West New York, NJ: 22,165 countWest New York, NJ22,165Hackensack, NJ: 21,405 countHackensack, NJ21,405Passaic, NJ: 21,019 countPassaic, NJ21,019Ocean City, NJ: 20,905 countOcean City, NJ20,905Atlantic City, NJ: 20,075 countAtlantic City, NJ20,075Fort Lee, NJ: 19,764 countFort Lee, NJ19,764Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,684 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,684Sayreville, NJ: 17,435 countSayreville, NJ17,435Plainfield, NJ: 17,149 countPlainfield, NJ17,149New Brunswick, NJ: 17,071 countNew Brunswick, NJ17,071Linden, NJ: 16,142 countLinden, NJ16,142Kearny, NJ: 15,340 countKearny, NJ15,340Long Branch, NJ: 15,135 countLong Branch, NJ15,135Rahway, NJ: 12,811 countRahway, NJ12,811Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,392 countFair Lawn, NJ12,392Garfield, NJ: 12,234 countGarfield, NJ12,234Englewood, NJ: 12,047 countEnglewood, NJ12,047Millville, NJ: 11,875 countMillville, NJ11,875Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,223 countCliffside Park, NJ11,223Westfield, NJ: 11,093 countWestfield, NJ11,093Lodi, NJ: 9,864 countLodi, NJ9,864Princeton, NJ: 9,737 countPrinceton, NJ9,737Bergenfield, NJ: 9,677 countBergenfield, NJ9,677Harrison, NJ: 9,625 countHarrison, NJ9,625Lindenwold, NJ: 9,601 countLindenwold, NJ9,601Morristown, NJ: 9,318 countMorristown, NJ9,318Ridgewood, NJ: 9,166 countRidgewood, NJ9,166Secaucus, NJ: 9,109 countSecaucus, NJ9,109Jersey City, NJ: 132,636 countJersey City, NJ132,636Newark, NJ: 121,604 countNewark, NJ121,604Paterson, NJ: 52,532 countPaterson, NJ52,532Elizabeth, NJ: 48,940 countElizabeth, NJ48,940Trenton, NJ: 35,871 countTrenton, NJ35,871Clifton, NJ: 34,064 countClifton, NJ34,064Bayonne, NJ: 30,161 countBayonne, NJ30,161Hoboken, NJ: 29,985 countHoboken, NJ29,985East Orange, NJ: 29,949 countEast Orange, NJ29,949Camden, NJ: 27,920 countCamden, NJ27,920Union City, NJ: 27,442 countUnion City, NJ27,442Vineland, NJ: 23,093 countVineland, NJ23,093West New York, NJ: 22,165 countWest New York, NJ22,165Hackensack, NJ: 21,405 countHackensack, NJ21,405Passaic, NJ: 21,019 countPassaic, NJ21,019Ocean City, NJ: 20,905 countOcean City, NJ20,905Atlantic City, NJ: 20,075 countAtlantic City, NJ20,075Fort Lee, NJ: 19,764 countFort Lee, NJ19,764Perth Amboy, NJ: 19,684 countPerth Amboy, NJ19,684Sayreville, NJ: 17,435 countSayreville, NJ17,435Plainfield, NJ: 17,149 countPlainfield, NJ17,149New Brunswick, NJ: 17,071 countNew Brunswick, NJ17,071Linden, NJ: 16,142 countLinden, NJ16,142Kearny, NJ: 15,340 countKearny, NJ15,340Long Branch, NJ: 15,135 countLong Branch, NJ15,135Rahway, NJ: 12,811 countRahway, NJ12,811Fair Lawn, NJ: 12,392 countFair Lawn, NJ12,392Garfield, NJ: 12,234 countGarfield, NJ12,234Englewood, NJ: 12,047 countEnglewood, NJ12,047Millville, NJ: 11,875 countMillville, NJ11,875Cliffside Park, NJ: 11,223 countCliffside Park, NJ11,223Westfield, NJ: 11,093 countWestfield, NJ11,093Lodi, NJ: 9,864 countLodi, NJ9,864Princeton, NJ: 9,737 countPrinceton, NJ9,737Bergenfield, NJ: 9,677 countBergenfield, NJ9,677Harrison, NJ: 9,625 countHarrison, NJ9,625Lindenwold, NJ: 9,601 countLindenwold, NJ9,601Morristown, NJ: 9,318 countMorristown, NJ9,318Ridgewood, NJ: 9,166 countRidgewood, NJ9,166Secaucus, NJ: 9,109 countSecaucus, NJ9,109
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Jersey City, NJ132,636+2.8%
2Newark, NJ121,604-0.1%
3Paterson, NJ52,532-0.2%
4Elizabeth, NJ48,940+0.4%
5Trenton, NJ35,871-1.2%
6Clifton, NJ34,064+0.7%
7Bayonne, NJ30,161+3.4%
8Hoboken, NJ29,985-0.7%
9East Orange, NJ29,949+3.6%
10Camden, NJ27,920+0.2%
11Union City, NJ27,442+0.7%
12Vineland, NJ23,093+1.2%
13West New York, NJ22,165-0%
14Hackensack, NJ21,405+2.5%
15Passaic, NJ21,019+0.6%
16Ocean City, NJ20,905+0.4%
17Atlantic City, NJ20,075-2.7%
18Fort Lee, NJ19,764+0.7%
19Perth Amboy, NJ19,684+2.8%
20Sayreville, NJ17,435+0.3%
21Plainfield, NJ17,149-0.9%
22New Brunswick, NJ17,071+1.1%
23Linden, NJ16,142+0.5%
24Kearny, NJ15,340-0.1%
25Long Branch, NJ15,135+0.7%
26Rahway, NJ12,811+0.3%
27Fair Lawn, NJ12,392-1.8%
28Garfield, NJ12,234+0.9%
29Englewood, NJ12,047-1.9%
30Millville, NJ11,875-3.9%
31Cliffside Park, NJ11,223-0.7%
32Westfield, NJ11,093+2.3%
33Lodi, NJ9,864+0.4%
34Princeton, NJ9,737-1.9%
35Bergenfield, NJ9,677+1%
36Harrison, NJ9,625+6.3%
37Lindenwold, NJ9,601-0.1%
38Morristown, NJ9,318+0.1%
39Ridgewood, NJ9,166+0.6%
40Secaucus, NJ9,109-1%
41Tinton Falls, NJ9,095+1.9%
42Paramus, NJ8,898-0%
43Asbury Park, NJ8,851+2.6%
44Carteret, NJ8,702-0.2%
45Summit, NJ8,603+1.6%
46Glassboro, NJ8,558+3.2%
47Point Pleasant, NJ8,522+1.7%
48South Plainfield, NJ8,443+0.5%
49Roselle, NJ8,430-1.4%
50North Plainfield, NJ8,109-2%
51Hawthorne, NJ8,033+1.9%
52Bridgeton, NJ7,681+0.5%
53Palisades Park, NJ7,612+2.7%
54Edgewater, NJ7,601-0.5%
55Elmwood Park, NJ7,561+1.3%
56Pleasantville, NJ7,356-0.6%
57Rutherford, NJ7,163+3.3%
58Phillipsburg, NJ7,018-3.2%
59Collingswood, NJ7,009-1%
60North Arlington, NJ6,986+0.5%
61Highland Park, NJ6,858-1.2%
62Dumont, NJ6,781-0.5%
63Dover, NJ6,621+3.8%
64New Milford, NJ6,428+1.1%
65Hopatcong, NJ6,427-1.1%
66Eatontown, NJ6,217+2.9%
67Red Bank, NJ6,184-3.2%
68Hammonton, NJ6,145-3.4%
69South River, NJ5,789+0.3%
70Somers Point, NJ5,730+0.5%
71Somerville, NJ5,726+7.2%
72Fairview, NJ5,724-4%
73Madison, NJ5,721-0.6%
74Middlesex, NJ5,703-1.1%
75Metuchen, NJ5,621+1.3%
76Woodland Park, NJ5,527+4.1%
77New Providence, NJ5,500+3.2%
78Tenafly, NJ5,415+3.2%
79Ridgefield Park, NJ5,389-1.2%
80Roselle Park, NJ5,373+2.3%
81Guttenberg, NJ5,286-0.5%
82Ramsey, NJ5,267-0.3%
83Wallington, NJ5,153-1.7%
84Bellmawr, NJ5,118-0.7%
85Florham Park, NJ4,914+2.8%
86Pine Hill, NJ4,798+2%
87Bound Brook, NJ4,783+0.1%
88Oakland, NJ4,687-0.4%
89Little Ferry, NJ4,672+4.6%
90Woodbury, NJ4,591-0.9%
91Hasbrouck Heights, NJ4,544+0.1%
92Gloucester City, NJ4,538+1.2%
92Manville, NJ4,538-1.6%
94River Edge, NJ4,479+0.2%
95Westwood, NJ4,444-2.1%
96Freehold, NJ4,437-2.3%
97Haddonfield, NJ4,426-1%
98Wanaque, NJ4,425-0.1%
99South Amboy, NJ4,361+2.5%
100East Rutherford, NJ4,325-4.7%
101Lincoln Park, NJ4,305+1.4%
102Ringwood, NJ4,241-3.1%
103Pompton Lakes, NJ4,235-1.8%
104Ridgefield, NJ4,192+1.7%
105Beachwood, NJ4,180-0.4%
106Burlington, NJ4,068-3.9%
107Totowa, NJ4,002+3.7%
108Maywood, NJ3,908+1.6%
109Wood-Ridge, NJ3,888-1.8%
110Franklin Lakes, NJ3,879+0.1%
111Hackettstown, NJ3,823+0.6%
112Glen Rock, NJ3,755-1.2%
113Waldwick, NJ3,486+1.8%
114Hillsdale, NJ3,479-1%
115Kinnelon, NJ3,467+0.9%
116Montvale, NJ3,188+2.1%
117Chatham, NJ3,003-1.8%

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Jersey City, NJ, with 132,636 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units?

Chatham, NJ, with 3,003 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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