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 2018, at 50.8 years. Hudson County had the lowest, at 34.7 years. The median was 41.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.8Cape May County
Lowest34.7Hudson County
Median41.821 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 42.3 yearsBergen County: 41.8 yearsBurlington County: 41.5 yearsCamden County: 39 yearsCape May County: 50.8 yearsCumberland County: 37.9 yearsEssex County: 37.1 yearsGloucester County: 40 yearsHudson County: 34.7 yearsHunterdon County: 46.6 yearsMercer County: 38.4 yearsMiddlesex County: 38.5 yearsMonmouth County: 43.3 yearsMorris County: 42.5 yearsOcean County: 42 yearsPassaic County: 37.5 yearsSalem County: 42.2 yearsSomerset County: 41.9 yearsSussex County: 45.2 yearsUnion County: 38.5 yearsWarren County: 44.4 years
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years, 2018. 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, 2018

Cape May County: 50.8 yearsCape May County50.8Hunterdon County: 46.6 yearsHunterdon County46.6Sussex County: 45.2 yearsSussex County45.2Warren County: 44.4 yearsWarren County44.4Monmouth County: 43.3 yearsMonmouth County43.3Morris County: 42.5 yearsMorris County42.5Atlantic County: 42.3 yearsAtlantic County42.3Salem County: 42.2 yearsSalem County42.2Ocean County: 42 yearsOcean County42Somerset County: 41.9 yearsSomerset County41.9Bergen County: 41.8 yearsBergen County41.8Burlington County: 41.5 yearsBurlington County41.5Gloucester County: 40 yearsGloucester County40Camden County: 39 yearsCamden County39Middlesex County: 38.5 yearsMiddlesex County38.5Union County: 38.5 yearsUnion County38.5Mercer County: 38.4 yearsMercer County38.4Cumberland County: 37.9 yearsCumberland County37.9Passaic County: 37.5 yearsPassaic County37.5Essex County: 37.1 yearsEssex County37.1Hudson County: 34.7 yearsHudson County34.7Cape May County: 50.8 yearsCape May County50.8Hunterdon County: 46.6 yearsHunterdon County46.6Sussex County: 45.2 yearsSussex County45.2Warren County: 44.4 yearsWarren County44.4Monmouth County: 43.3 yearsMonmouth County43.3Morris County: 42.5 yearsMorris County42.5Atlantic County: 42.3 yearsAtlantic County42.3Salem County: 42.2 yearsSalem County42.2Ocean County: 42 yearsOcean County42Somerset County: 41.9 yearsSomerset County41.9Bergen County: 41.8 yearsBergen County41.8Burlington County: 41.5 yearsBurlington County41.5Gloucester County: 40 yearsGloucester County40Camden County: 39 yearsCamden County39Middlesex County: 38.5 yearsMiddlesex County38.5Union County: 38.5 yearsUnion County38.5Mercer County: 38.4 yearsMercer County38.4Cumberland County: 37.9 yearsCumberland County37.9Passaic County: 37.5 yearsPassaic County37.5Essex 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

RankCounties2018
years
Change on 2017
1Cape May County50.8+0.4
2Hunterdon County46.6+0.1
3Sussex County45.2+0.1
4Warren County44.4+0.1
5Monmouth County43.3+0.1
6Morris County42.5+0.1
7Atlantic County42.3+0.3
8Salem County42.2-0.1
9Ocean County42-0.4
10Somerset County41.9+0.2
11Bergen County41.8+0.1
12Burlington County41.50
13Gloucester County40+0.1
14Camden County39+0.1
15Middlesex County38.5+0.2
15Union County38.5+0.1
17Mercer County38.4+0.1
18Cumberland County37.9+0.2
19Passaic County37.5+0.1
20Essex County37.10
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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (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 50.8 years in 2018, 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 2018.

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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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