Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of White Alone households in New Jersey with household income of less than $40k was 20.10%. Among all New Jersey cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Atlantic City city had the highest percentage of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (54.68%), followed by Camden city (54.05%), and Trenton city (48.61%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Blackwells Mills CDP (3.03%), Glen Rock borough (4.40%), and Short Hills CDP (4.49%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By % of White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities and Places By % of White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Atlantic City city 54.68
2 Camden city 54.05
3 Trenton city 48.61
4 Holiday City-Berkeley CDP 47.73
5 Pleasantville city 44.43
6 New Brunswick city 44.06
7 Newark city 41.64
8 Passaic city 41.41
9 Perth Amboy city 41.07
10 Union City city 41.06
11 Paterson city 41.05
12 Bridgeton city 40.44
13 Phillipsburg town 38.86
14 East Orange city 38.18
15 Lindenwold borough 38.06
16 Lakewood CDP 37.05
17 West New York town 35.50
18 Gloucester City city 35.33
19 Fairview borough 35.20
20 Freehold borough 34.01
21 Elizabeth city 33.78
22 Millville city 33.30
23 Long Branch city 32.81
24 Avenel CDP 32.46
25 Guttenberg town 31.35
26 Pennsville CDP 31.32
27 Woodbury city 30.82
28 Bellmawr borough 30.65
28 Lodi borough 30.65
29 Garfield city 30.13
30 Vineland city 29.48
31 Somers Point city 29.41
32 Asbury Park city 29.22
33 Hackensack city 29.16
34 Echelon CDP 28.85
35 Palisades Park borough 28.70
36 Bayonne city 27.97
37 Ridgefield Park village 27.47
38 Hammonton town 26.99
39 Iselin CDP 26.98
40 Pine Hill borough 26.65
41 Wallington borough 26.30
42 Jersey City city 26.22
43 Roselle borough 26.09
44 Englewood city 26.07
45 Collingswood borough 25.43
46 Ridgefield borough 25.37
47 Manville borough 25.28
48 Eatontown borough 25.11
49 Cliffside Park borough 25.09
50 Clifton city 24.35
51 Elmwood Park borough 24.18
52 Carteret borough 24.16
53 Little Ferry borough 24.11
54 Dover town 24.00
55 Hackettstown town 23.87
56 North Plainfield borough 23.78
57 Fort Lee borough 23.66
58 Browns Mills CDP 23.49
59 Linden city 23.36
59 Toms River CDP 23.36
60 Pompton Plains CDP 23.23
61 Kearny town 23.09
62 Harrison town 23.08
63 North Arlington borough 23.01
64 Ocean City city 22.96
65 Hasbrouck Heights borough 22.47
66 Red Bank borough 22.44
67 Glassboro borough 22.10
68 Somerville borough 21.67
69 Beachwood borough 21.61
70 Tinton Falls borough 20.93
71 Rahway city 20.67
72 Maywood borough 20.64
73 Plainfield city 20.56
74 Westmont CDP 20.35
75 Woodbridge CDP 20.25
76 Parsippany CDP 20.11
77 South River borough 20.05
78 Bound Brook borough 19.96
79 Highland Park borough 19.43
80 Williamstown CDP 19.40
81 Bergenfield borough 19.32
82 Oak Ridge CDP 19.30
83 Sayreville borough 19.02
84 Secaucus town 18.44
85 Preakness CDP 18.13
86 Fords CDP 18.07
87 Rutherford borough 17.61
87 Westwood borough 17.61
88 Paramus borough 17.60
89 Marlton CDP 17.54
90 Franklin Park CDP 17.51
91 Roselle Park borough 17.47
92 Cherry Hill Mall CDP 17.46
93 West Freehold CDP 17.24
94 Old Bridge CDP 16.99
95 Edgewater borough 16.92
96 Middlesex borough 16.76
97 Sicklerville CDP 16.74
98 Woodland Park borough 16.70
99 Dumont borough 16.14
100 Hawthorne borough 15.51
101 Greentree CDP 15.37
102 Florham Park borough 15.24
103 Wanaque borough 15.02
104 Morristown town 14.32
105 Fair Lawn borough 14.25
106 The Hills CDP 14.09
107 Lincoln Park borough 14.03
108 Brookdale CDP 14.02
109 Mercerville CDP 13.84
110 Princeton Meadows CDP 13.36
111 Totowa borough 13.28
112 Colonia CDP 13.27
113 New Milford borough 13.20
114 River Edge borough 13.19
115 Hillsborough CDP 13.07
116 Summit city 12.81
117 Hoboken city 12.68
118 Somerset CDP 12.67
119 Bradley Gardens CDP 12.56
120 Metuchen borough 12.50
121 Lake Hopatcong CDP 12.44
121 Moorestown-Lenola CDP 12.44
122 Hopatcong borough 12.23
123 South Plainfield borough 12.06
124 Point Pleasant borough 12.04
125 Pompton Lakes borough 11.95
126 Springdale CDP 11.73
127 Waldwick borough 11.69
128 Robertsville CDP 11.46
129 Madison borough 11.21
130 Hamilton Square CDP 11.02
131 Westfield town 10.87
132 New Providence borough 10.77
133 Princeton 10.66
134 Ocean Acres CDP 10.30
135 Ringwood borough 8.81
136 Kendall Park CDP 8.70
137 Ramsey borough 8.51
138 Oakland borough 8.46
139 Haddonfield borough 8.40
140 Tenafly borough 8.11
141 Ridgewood village 8.02
142 Martinsville CDP 7.02
143 Franklin Lakes borough 6.89
144 Hillsdale borough 6.71
145 Upper Montclair CDP 4.63
146 Short Hills CDP 4.49
147 Glen Rock borough 4.40
148 Blackwells Mills CDP 3.03