Cities in New Jersey by median age, 2024

Ocean City, NJ had the highest median age of 117 cities in 2024, at 56.1 years. New Brunswick, NJ had the lowest, at 24.8 years. The median was 39.8 years and the figure for New Jersey was 40.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Ocean City, NJ

Lowest24.8New Brunswick, NJ

Median39.8117 cities

New Jersey40.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 years	Change on 2023
1	Ocean City, NJ	56.1	-1.2
2	Paramus, NJ	49.1	0
3	Eatontown, NJ	49	+3.5
4	Lincoln Park, NJ	48.3	+0.3
5	Wanaque, NJ	47.2	-0.1
6	Fort Lee, NJ	46.6	-0.6
6	Tinton Falls, NJ	46.6	-0.5
8	Franklin Lakes, NJ	46.3	-0.6
9	Point Pleasant, NJ	46.1	+1.2
10	New Providence, NJ	45.7	+1
11	Manville, NJ	44.9	+2.5
11	Maywood, NJ	44.9	-0.7
13	Little Ferry, NJ	44.6	-0.2
14	Millville, NJ	44.4	+1.8
15	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	44.3	+0.1
15	Middlesex, NJ	44.3	0
17	River Edge, NJ	43.6	+1.4
17	Somers Point, NJ	43.6	+0.1
19	Palisades Park, NJ	42.9	-0.3
20	Kinnelon, NJ	42.8	+0.4
21	Hillsdale, NJ	42.7	+0.3
21	Woodland Park, NJ	42.7	-1.6
23	Ringwood, NJ	42.6	-1
24	Beachwood, NJ	42.5	+0.4
25	Hawthorne, NJ	42.4	+0.1
25	South Amboy, NJ	42.4	+0.1
27	Tenafly, NJ	42.2	+0.1
28	Totowa, NJ	42	-1.1
29	Hackensack, NJ	41.8	+0.3
29	Ramsey, NJ	41.8	+0.7
29	Summit, NJ	41.8	+1.2
32	South Plainfield, NJ	41.7	0
33	Clifton, NJ	41.6	+0.5
33	Ridgewood, NJ	41.6	+0.5
35	Englewood, NJ	41.5	-1.5
36	Hammonton, NJ	41.4	-3.7
36	Westwood, NJ	41.4	-0.3
38	Cliffside Park, NJ	41.3	+0.3
39	Dumont, NJ	41.2	-0.9
40	Lodi, NJ	41.1	+1.7
41	Hopatcong, NJ	41	-0.4
42	Florham Park, NJ	40.9	+1
43	Bergenfield, NJ	40.7	0
43	Oakland, NJ	40.7	-1.2
43	Westfield, NJ	40.7	-0.3
46	Edgewater, NJ	40.6	+0.7
47	Waldwick, NJ	40.5	+1
48	Burlington, NJ	40.3	+2.5
48	Guttenberg, NJ	40.3	+2.5
50	Linden, NJ	40.1	+0.3
50	Montvale, NJ	40.1	-0.6
50	North Arlington, NJ	40.1	+0.5
53	Kearny, NJ	40	+0.8
53	Rutherford, NJ	40	-0.7
55	Elmwood Park, NJ	39.9	0
55	Sayreville, NJ	39.9	+0.3
57	Dover, NJ	39.8	-1.2
57	Ridgefield, NJ	39.8	-0.5
57	Roselle Park, NJ	39.8	+1.2
57	Wood-Ridge, NJ	39.8	+0.1
57	Woodbury, NJ	39.8	+0.4
62	Glen Rock, NJ	39.7	-0.3
62	Pompton Lakes, NJ	39.7	+0.3
62	Rahway, NJ	39.7	+0.7
65	New Milford, NJ	39.6	+0.1
65	Phillipsburg, NJ	39.6	-2
65	Ridgefield Park, NJ	39.6	+1.6
68	Red Bank, NJ	39.4	-0.3
68	Roselle, NJ	39.4	-0.4
70	Collingswood, NJ	39.1	-0.5
70	Fair Lawn, NJ	39.1	-0.1
70	Metuchen, NJ	39.1	-0.3
73	Haddonfield, NJ	39	-0.3
74	Garfield, NJ	38.8	-0.2
74	Vineland, NJ	38.8	0
76	Bellmawr, NJ	38.7	-2.4
76	Wallington, NJ	38.7	-0.3
78	Fairview, NJ	38.6	-0.4
79	Secaucus, NJ	38.4	-0.2
80	Bayonne, NJ	38.3	-0.3
81	Asbury Park, NJ	38.2	-0.1
81	Carteret, NJ	38.2	-1.1
81	East Rutherford, NJ	38.2	+1.7
81	Madison, NJ	38.2	-0.8
85	Atlantic City, NJ	38	+0.2
85	Bound Brook, NJ	38	+2.2
87	Perth Amboy, NJ	37.9	+1.6
88	Chatham, NJ	37.8	+0.4
89	East Orange, NJ	37.4	+0.4
89	Hackettstown, NJ	37.4	-0.6
89	Union City, NJ	37.4	-0.4
92	West New York, NJ	37.2	-0.1
93	South River, NJ	37	+0.5
94	Long Branch, NJ	36.8	+1.4
95	North Plainfield, NJ	36.2	-0.7
96	Somerville, NJ	35.9	+0.4
97	Elizabeth, NJ	35.8	0
98	Freehold, NJ	35.5	+0.1
99	Highland Park, NJ	35.2	+0.6
100	Pine Hill, NJ	34.9	-1.1
101	Trenton, NJ	34.8	-0.6
102	Jersey City, NJ	34.7	0
102	Newark, NJ	34.7	-0.1
102	Pleasantville, NJ	34.7	-0.3
105	Morristown, NJ	34.2	+0.2
106	Lindenwold, NJ	33.9	-1.5
107	Harrison, NJ	33.8	0
108	Gloucester City, NJ	33.5	+0.5
109	Camden, NJ	33.3	-0.1
109	Paterson, NJ	33.3	0
111	Plainfield, NJ	32.4	-0.6
112	Hoboken, NJ	31.9	0
112	Passaic, NJ	31.9	+1
114	Bridgeton, NJ	29.2	+0.3
115	Princeton, NJ	28.5	+1
116	Glassboro, NJ	27.9	-0.8
117	New Brunswick, NJ	24.8	+0.3

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Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, 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-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by median age, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by median age, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by median age, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New Jersey by median age, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, 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-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Ocean City, NJ, with 56.1 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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