Cities in New Jersey by median age

Ocean City, NJ had the highest median age of 117 cities in 2022, at 56.9 years. New Brunswick, NJ had the lowest, at 24 years. The median was 39.4 years and the figure for New Jersey was 40 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.9Ocean City, NJ

Lowest24New Brunswick, NJ

Median39.4117 cities

New Jersey40History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	Ocean City, NJ	56.9	+0.6
2	Paramus, NJ	49	-1
3	Franklin Lakes, NJ	47.6	-0.5
4	Tinton Falls, NJ	47.4	+0.1
5	Wanaque, NJ	47.3	+0.6
6	Lincoln Park, NJ	46.8	-0.8
7	Fort Lee, NJ	46.6	+0.4
8	Hammonton, NJ	46.2	+0.9
9	Eatontown, NJ	45.3	+5
10	Point Pleasant, NJ	44.8	-0.5
11	Maywood, NJ	44.7	+0.6
11	Middlesex, NJ	44.7	+2.4
13	Little Ferry, NJ	44.3	-0.2
13	Somers Point, NJ	44.3	+1
15	Millville, NJ	44.2	-0.1
16	Totowa, NJ	43.9	+0.9
17	Englewood, NJ	43.6	+1.2
17	New Providence, NJ	43.6	+0.3
19	Ringwood, NJ	43.5	+0.4
20	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ	43.4	-1.3
20	Montvale, NJ	43.4	+0.3
22	Woodland Park, NJ	43.2	-0.7
23	Dumont, NJ	42.3	-0.5
23	Woodbury, NJ	42.3	+1.3
25	Hillsdale, NJ	42.2	0
25	Tenafly, NJ	42.2	+0.3
27	Beachwood, NJ	42.1	+0.8
27	Manville, NJ	42.1	-1.1
29	Oakland, NJ	41.9	-0.8
29	Palisades Park, NJ	41.9	+1
31	Hawthorne, NJ	41.8	+0.2
31	Kinnelon, NJ	41.8	+0.3
31	South Plainfield, NJ	41.8	+0.6
31	Westwood, NJ	41.8	-0.6
35	Bellmawr, NJ	41.7	+1.4
35	Florham Park, NJ	41.7	+1.1
37	Hopatcong, NJ	41.5	+0.4
37	Ramsey, NJ	41.5	-0.6
39	Phillipsburg, NJ	41.2	+0.9
39	Ridgefield, NJ	41.2	-0.6
41	South Amboy, NJ	41	-0.4
42	Fair Lawn, NJ	40.8	+0.3
43	Ridgewood, NJ	40.7	-0.8
44	Bergenfield, NJ	40.5	+1.3
44	Rutherford, NJ	40.5	+0.7
44	Summit, NJ	40.5	+0.8
47	North Arlington, NJ	40.4	-0.6
47	Westfield, NJ	40.4	-0.5
49	New Milford, NJ	40.3	0
49	River Edge, NJ	40.3	+0.2
51	Clifton, NJ	40.2	+0.5
51	Fairview, NJ	40.2	-1.3
53	Hackensack, NJ	40	+0.3
53	Linden, NJ	40	-0.5
55	Cliffside Park, NJ	39.9	-0.6
56	Collingswood, NJ	39.8	-0.6
56	Waldwick, NJ	39.8	+0.9
58	Atlantic City, NJ	39.5	+1.9
59	Dover, NJ	39.4	+0.2
59	Haddonfield, NJ	39.4	-0.2
59	Metuchen, NJ	39.4	0
59	Red Bank, NJ	39.4	+0.3
63	Glen Rock, NJ	39.3	+1.1
63	Rahway, NJ	39.3	-0.2
63	Wallington, NJ	39.3	-1.1
66	Burlington, NJ	39.2	-1.1
66	Hackettstown, NJ	39.2	+0.9
68	Elmwood Park, NJ	39.1	-0.1
68	Kearny, NJ	39.1	+0.9
68	Pompton Lakes, NJ	39.1	-0.9
68	Sayreville, NJ	39.1	-0.8
72	Secaucus, NJ	39	-0.7
73	Edgewater, NJ	38.8	+2.3
74	Lodi, NJ	38.7	+0.4
75	Madison, NJ	38.6	-1.2
75	Vineland, NJ	38.6	+0.1
77	Ridgefield Park, NJ	38.5	+1.1
78	Chatham, NJ	38.4	-1.1
78	Garfield, NJ	38.4	+0.1
80	East Rutherford, NJ	38.3	+0.7
80	Roselle, NJ	38.3	+0.4
82	Bayonne, NJ	38.2	-0.2
83	Roselle Park, NJ	38	+0.2
83	Wood-Ridge, NJ	38	0
85	Asbury Park, NJ	37.9	0
86	Carteret, NJ	37.6	+0.1
87	Guttenberg, NJ	37.5	-0.9
88	North Plainfield, NJ	37.2	+0.6
88	West New York, NJ	37.2	+0.5
90	South River, NJ	37.1	0
91	Lindenwold, NJ	36.6	-0.7
91	Union City, NJ	36.6	-0.1
93	Long Branch, NJ	36.5	-0.9
94	Bound Brook, NJ	36.2	+1.2
95	Perth Amboy, NJ	36	+0.3
96	Trenton, NJ	35.8	-0.3
97	Elizabeth, NJ	35.7	+0.4
98	Pine Hill, NJ	35.6	-0.2
99	Freehold, NJ	35.5	-0.8
100	Somerville, NJ	35.4	-1.3
101	East Orange, NJ	35.1	-0.6
102	Newark, NJ	34.7	0
103	Jersey City, NJ	34.6	+0.1
104	Highland Park, NJ	34.3	-1.5
105	Pleasantville, NJ	34.1	+0.3
106	Morristown, NJ	33.9	0
107	Harrison, NJ	33.7	-0.1
108	Paterson, NJ	33.1	0
108	Plainfield, NJ	33.1	-1
110	Gloucester City, NJ	32.4	-3
111	Camden, NJ	32.1	-0.3
112	Hoboken, NJ	32	0
113	Passaic, NJ	30.5	+0.5
114	Bridgeton, NJ	29.7	0
115	Princeton, NJ	28.6	-0.3
116	Glassboro, NJ	27.8	-1.6
117	New Brunswick, NJ	24	+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.

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which city has the highest median age?

Ocean City, NJ, with 56.9 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Brunswick, NJ, with 24 years in 2022.

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