Cities in New Jersey by median age

Ocean City, NJ had the highest median age of 117 cities in 2021, at 56.3 years. New Brunswick, NJ had the lowest, at 23.7 years. The median was 39.7 years and the figure for New Jersey was 40 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.3Ocean City, NJ

Lowest23.7New Brunswick, NJ

Median39.7117 cities

New Jersey40History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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	2021 years
1	Ocean City, NJ	56.3
2	Paramus, NJ	50
3	Franklin Lakes, NJ	48.1
4	Lincoln Park, NJ	47.6
5	Tinton Falls, NJ	47.3
6	Wanaque, NJ	46.7
7	Fort Lee, NJ	46.2
8	Hammonton, NJ	45.3
8	Point Pleasant, NJ	45.3
10	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	44.7
11	Little Ferry, NJ	44.5
12	Millville, NJ	44.3
13	Maywood, NJ	44.1
14	Woodland Park, NJ	43.9
15	New Providence, NJ	43.3
15	Somers Point, NJ	43.3
17	Manville, NJ	43.2
18	Montvale, NJ	43.1
18	Ringwood, NJ	43.1
20	Totowa, NJ	43
21	Dumont, NJ	42.8
22	Oakland, NJ	42.7
23	Englewood, NJ	42.4
23	Westwood, NJ	42.4
25	Middlesex, NJ	42.3
26	Hillsdale, NJ	42.2
27	Ramsey, NJ	42.1
28	Tenafly, NJ	41.9
29	Ridgefield, NJ	41.8
30	Hawthorne, NJ	41.6
31	Fairview, NJ	41.5
31	Kinnelon, NJ	41.5
31	Ridgewood, NJ	41.5
34	South Amboy, NJ	41.4
35	Beachwood, NJ	41.3
36	South Plainfield, NJ	41.2
37	Hopatcong, NJ	41.1
38	North Arlington, NJ	41
38	Woodbury, NJ	41
40	Palisades Park, NJ	40.9
40	Westfield, NJ	40.9
42	Florham Park, NJ	40.6
43	Cliffside Park, NJ	40.5
43	Fair Lawn, NJ	40.5
43	Linden, NJ	40.5
46	Collingswood, NJ	40.4
46	Wallington, NJ	40.4
48	Bellmawr, NJ	40.3
48	Burlington, NJ	40.3
48	Eatontown, NJ	40.3
48	New Milford, NJ	40.3
48	Phillipsburg, NJ	40.3
53	River Edge, NJ	40.1
54	Pompton Lakes, NJ	40
55	Sayreville, NJ	39.9
56	Madison, NJ	39.8
56	Rutherford, NJ	39.8
58	Clifton, NJ	39.7
58	Hackensack, NJ	39.7
58	Secaucus, NJ	39.7
58	Summit, NJ	39.7
62	Haddonfield, NJ	39.6
63	Chatham, NJ	39.5
63	Rahway, NJ	39.5
65	Metuchen, NJ	39.4
66	Bergenfield, NJ	39.2
66	Dover, NJ	39.2
66	Elmwood Park, NJ	39.2
69	Red Bank, NJ	39.1
70	Waldwick, NJ	38.9
71	Vineland, NJ	38.5
72	Bayonne, NJ	38.4
72	Guttenberg, NJ	38.4
74	Garfield, NJ	38.3
74	Hackettstown, NJ	38.3
74	Lodi, NJ	38.3
77	Glen Rock, NJ	38.2
77	Kearny, NJ	38.2
79	Wood-Ridge, NJ	38
80	Asbury Park, NJ	37.9
80	Roselle, NJ	37.9
82	Roselle Park, NJ	37.8
83	Atlantic City, NJ	37.6
83	East Rutherford, NJ	37.6
85	Carteret, NJ	37.5
86	Long Branch, NJ	37.4
86	Ridgefield Park, NJ	37.4
88	Lindenwold, NJ	37.3
89	South River, NJ	37.1
90	Somerville, NJ	36.7
90	Union City, NJ	36.7
90	West New York, NJ	36.7
93	North Plainfield, NJ	36.6
94	Edgewater, NJ	36.5
95	Freehold, NJ	36.3
96	Trenton, NJ	36.1
97	Highland Park, NJ	35.8
97	Pine Hill, NJ	35.8
99	East Orange, NJ	35.7
99	Perth Amboy, NJ	35.7
101	Gloucester City, NJ	35.4
102	Elizabeth, NJ	35.3
103	Bound Brook, NJ	35
104	Newark, NJ	34.7
105	Jersey City, NJ	34.5
106	Plainfield, NJ	34.1
107	Morristown, NJ	33.9
108	Harrison, NJ	33.8
108	Pleasantville, NJ	33.8
110	Paterson, NJ	33.1
111	Camden, NJ	32.4
112	Hoboken, NJ	32
113	Passaic, NJ	30
114	Bridgeton, NJ	29.7
115	Glassboro, NJ	29.4
116	Princeton, NJ	28.9
117	New Brunswick, NJ	23.7

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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.

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 B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median age?

Ocean City, NJ, with 56.3 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Brunswick, NJ, with 23.7 years in 2021.

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