Counties in New Jersey by median age on 1 July (US county estimates)

Cape May County had the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates) of 21 counties in 2016, at 50 years. Hudson County had the lowest, at 34.7 years. The median was 41.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest34.7Hudson County
Median41.621 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Atlantic County: 41.8 yearsBergen County: 41.7 yearsBurlington County: 41.5 yearsCamden County: 38.8 yearsCape May County: 50 yearsCumberland County: 37.5 yearsEssex County: 37.1 yearsGloucester County: 39.8 yearsHudson County: 34.7 yearsHunterdon County: 46.3 yearsMercer County: 38.3 yearsMiddlesex County: 38.2 yearsMonmouth County: 43.1 yearsMorris County: 42.5 yearsOcean County: 42.6 yearsPassaic County: 37.2 yearsSalem County: 42.3 yearsSomerset County: 41.6 yearsSussex County: 44.8 yearsUnion County: 38.3 yearsWarren County: 44.2 years
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years, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Cape May County: 50 yearsCape May County50Hunterdon County: 46.3 yearsHunterdon County46.3Sussex County: 44.8 yearsSussex County44.8Warren County: 44.2 yearsWarren County44.2Monmouth County: 43.1 yearsMonmouth County43.1Ocean County: 42.6 yearsOcean County42.6Morris County: 42.5 yearsMorris County42.5Salem County: 42.3 yearsSalem County42.3Atlantic County: 41.8 yearsAtlantic County41.8Bergen County: 41.7 yearsBergen County41.7Somerset County: 41.6 yearsSomerset County41.6Burlington County: 41.5 yearsBurlington County41.5Gloucester County: 39.8 yearsGloucester County39.8Camden County: 38.8 yearsCamden County38.8Mercer County: 38.3 yearsMercer County38.3Union County: 38.3 yearsUnion County38.3Middlesex County: 38.2 yearsMiddlesex County38.2Cumberland County: 37.5 yearsCumberland County37.5Passaic County: 37.2 yearsPassaic County37.2Essex County: 37.1 yearsEssex County37.1Hudson County: 34.7 yearsHudson County34.7Cape May County: 50 yearsCape May County50Hunterdon County: 46.3 yearsHunterdon County46.3Sussex County: 44.8 yearsSussex County44.8Warren County: 44.2 yearsWarren County44.2Monmouth County: 43.1 yearsMonmouth County43.1Ocean County: 42.6 yearsOcean County42.6Morris County: 42.5 yearsMorris County42.5Salem County: 42.3 yearsSalem County42.3Atlantic County: 41.8 yearsAtlantic County41.8Bergen County: 41.7 yearsBergen County41.7Somerset County: 41.6 yearsSomerset County41.6Burlington County: 41.5 yearsBurlington County41.5Gloucester County: 39.8 yearsGloucester County39.8Camden County: 38.8 yearsCamden County38.8Mercer County: 38.3 yearsMercer County38.3Union County: 38.3 yearsUnion County38.3Middlesex County: 38.2 yearsMiddlesex County38.2Cumberland County: 37.5 yearsCumberland County37.5Passaic County: 37.2 yearsPassaic County37.2Essex County: 37.1 yearsEssex County37.1Hudson County: 34.7 yearsHudson County34.7
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
years
Change on 2015
1Cape May County50+0.5
2Hunterdon County46.3+0.4
3Sussex County44.8+0.3
4Warren County44.2+0.5
5Monmouth County43.1+0.2
6Ocean County42.6-0.2
7Morris County42.5+0.1
8Salem County42.3+0.1
9Atlantic County41.8+0.4
10Bergen County41.70
11Somerset County41.6+0.2
12Burlington County41.5+0.1
13Gloucester County39.8+0.1
14Camden County38.8+0.1
15Mercer County38.30
15Union County38.30
17Middlesex County38.2+0.2
18Cumberland County37.5+0.2
19Passaic County37.2+0.1
20Essex County37.1+0.1
21Hudson County34.70

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population of a US county into two halves of equal size on 1 July, from Census Bureau population estimates calculated by single year of age.

Counties only: the county file has no state or national medians, and medians cannot be added up. A single-year estimate, unlike median_age, which for US places is a five-year American Community Survey estimate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage (Counties in New Jersey by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in New Jersey by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/new-jersey-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Counties in New Jersey by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/new-jersey-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage, Counties in New Jersey by median age on 1 July (US county estimates), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age-july-1-us-counties/new-jersey-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Cape May County, with 50 years in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age on 1 July (US county estimates)?

Hudson County, with 34.7 years in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: median age (MEDIAN_AGE_TOT) on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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