Census ACS 2023 · 157 cities

Youngest Cities in New Jersey

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. Lakewood Cdp is the youngest city in New Jersey with a median age of 17.3. College towns, military communities, and fast-growing suburbs tend to have the youngest populations. Younger cities often have more families with children, growing school systems, and expanding housing markets. Compare median ages across all 157 major cities in New Jersey.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Woodland Park borough	44.3	13,284	$85,638
2	Woodbridge Cdp	38.9	20,086	$99,718
3	Wood-Ridge borough	39.7	10,094	$131,412
4	Williamstown Cdp	40.6	14,855	$87,021
5	White Horse Cdp	42.6	10,040	$100,896
6	Westwood borough	41.7	11,221	$169,026
7	Westmont Cdp	40.9	13,870	$111,589
8	Westfield town	41	30,760	$212,700
9	West New York town	37.3	51,683	$67,139
10	West Freehold Cdp	40.6	14,233	$120,570
11	Wanaque borough	47.3	11,162	$112,326
12	Wallington borough	39	11,825	$82,422
13	Waldwick borough	39.5	10,090	$155,526
14	Vineland city	38.8	60,692	$65,854
15	Upper Montclair Cdp	41.3	12,279	$250,001
16	Union City city	37.8	66,375	$65,369
17	Trenton city	35.4	89,966	$47,102
18	Totowa borough	43.1	10,919	$114,177
19	Toms River Cdp	41.6	93,915	$95,759
20	Tinton Falls borough	47.1	19,252	$113,844
21	The Hills Cdp	46.9	10,732	$142,750
22	Tenafly borough	42.1	15,252	$208,088
23	Summit city	40.6	22,512	$199,107
24	Springdale Cdp	47.1	15,672	$179,531
25	South River borough	36.5	16,007	$101,853
26	South Plainfield borough	41.7	24,231	$126,063
27	Somerville borough	35.5	12,958	$103,869
28	Somerset Cdp	40.9	23,851	$113,603
29	Somers Point city	43.5	10,461	$68,542
30	Sicklerville Cdp	36.6	44,500	$102,881
31	Short Hills Cdp	40.9	14,398	$250,001
32	Secaucus town	38.6	21,437	$134,746
33	Sayreville borough	39.6	45,237	$98,629
34	Rutherford borough	40.7	18,748	$136,069
35	Roselle Park borough	38.6	13,965	$104,418
36	Roselle borough	39.8	22,455	$82,967
37	Robertsville Cdp	41.4	11,859	$204,421
38	River Edge borough	42.2	12,024	$155,827
39	Ringwood borough	43.6	11,600	$142,529
40	Ridgewood village	41.1	26,076	$217,250
41	Ridgefield Park village	38	13,167	$98,184
42	Ridgefield borough	40.3	11,439	$115,676
43	Red Bank borough	39.7	12,864	$101,738
44	Ramsey borough	41.1	14,722	$164,767
45	Rahway city	39	29,748	$90,852
46	Princeton Meadows Cdp	35.2	15,382	$124,065
47	Princeton	27.5	30,451	$184,113
48	Preakness Cdp	41.1	18,538	$133,168
49	Pompton Plains Cdp	53.3	10,766	$113,661
50	Pompton Lakes borough	39.4	11,010	$119,038
51	Point Pleasant borough	44.9	19,158	$108,713
52	Pleasantville city	35	20,604	$52,403
53	Plainfield city	33	54,515	$80,334
54	Pine Hill borough	36	10,762	$68,725
55	Phillipsburg town	41.6	15,251	$67,782
56	Perth Amboy city	36.3	55,278	$58,490
57	Pennsville Cdp	40.7	12,238	$75,162
58	Paterson city	33.3	157,660	$53,766
59	Passaic city	30.9	69,651	$56,780
60	Parsippany Cdp	41.4	21,869	$102,152
61	Paramus borough	49.1	26,500	$139,707
62	Palisades Park borough	43.2	20,192	$101,295
63	Old Bridge Cdp	43.1	28,015	$106,934
64	Ocean City city	57.3	11,260	$101,782
65	Ocean Acres Cdp	42.7	18,689	$117,739
66	Oakland borough	41.9	12,700	$162,862
67	Oak Ridge Cdp	45.8	10,860	$118,718
68	North Plainfield borough	36.9	22,667	$83,529
69	North Arlington borough	39.6	16,368	$101,493
70	Newark city	34.8	307,188	$48,416
71	New Providence borough	44.7	13,577	$162,877
72	New Milford borough	39.5	16,882	$113,513
73	New Brunswick city	24.5	55,744	$60,248
74	Morristown town	34	20,256	$115,409
75	Moorestown-Lenola Cdp	45.8	14,523	$134,167
76	Millville city	42.6	27,432	$67,190
77	Middlesex borough	44.3	14,518	$107,063
78	Metuchen borough	39.4	14,982	$157,779
79	Mercerville Cdp	41.9	13,693	$125,678
80	McKee City Cdp	41.4	10,843	$81,667
81	Maywood borough	45.6	10,042	$119,306
82	Martinsville Cdp	45.9	12,016	$206,839
83	Marlton Cdp	39.5	10,473	$94,160
84	Manville borough	42.4	10,870	$93,872
85	Madison borough	39	16,464	$168,469
86	Long Branch city	35.4	32,184	$73,381
87	Lodi borough	39.4	25,946	$84,570
88	Little Ferry borough	44.8	10,942	$79,476
89	Lindenwold borough	35.4	21,534	$55,099
90	Linden city	39.8	43,614	$91,036
91	Lincoln Park borough	48	10,901	$119,000
92	Lakewood Cdp	17.3	69,884	$57,576
93	Lake Hopatcong Cdp	46.5	10,383	$111,614
94	Lake Hiawatha Cdp	40.3	10,406	$101,500
95	Kendall Park Cdp	45.1	10,765	$175,361
96	Kearny town	39.2	40,570	$83,212
97	Jersey City city	34.7	289,691	$94,813
98	Iselin Cdp	38.4	19,151	$112,615
99	Hopatcong borough	41.4	14,470	$114,057
100	Holiday City-Berkeley Cdp	70	12,896	$47,855
101	Hoboken city	31.9	58,340	$176,943
102	Hillsdale borough	42.4	10,086	$169,862
103	Hillsborough Cdp	41.7	22,302	$142,275
104	Highland Park borough	34.6	14,981	$101,991
105	Hawthorne borough	42.3	19,472	$118,093
106	Hasbrouck Heights borough	44.2	12,067	$118,670
107	Harrison town	33.8	19,599	$82,290
108	Hammonton town	45.1	14,746	$83,044
109	Hamilton Square Cdp	46.2	11,643	$135,694
110	Haddonfield borough	39.3	12,502	$190,882
111	Hackettstown town	38	10,143	$91,250
112	Hackensack city	41.5	45,768	$82,212
113	Guttenberg town	37.8	11,638	$77,636
114	Greentree Cdp	45.1	11,024	$144,426
115	Gloucester City city	33	11,465	$70,942
116	Glen Rock borough	40	12,082	$210,369
117	Glassboro borough	28.7	23,375	$80,388
118	Garfield city	39	32,502	$75,701
119	Freehold borough	35.4	12,504	$82,183
120	Franklin Park Cdp	38.4	13,327	$111,508
121	Franklin Lakes borough	46.9	11,011	$230,987
122	Fort Lee borough	47.2	39,818	$105,535
123	Fords Cdp	39.5	13,052	$116,250
124	Florham Park borough	39.9	13,134	$147,714
125	Fairview borough	39	14,920	$64,152
126	Fair Lawn borough	39.2	35,153	$147,952
127	Englewood city	43	29,342	$101,398
128	Elmwood Park borough	39.9	21,287	$100,852
129	Elizabeth city	35.8	135,887	$63,874
130	Edgewater borough	39.9	14,544	$137,847
131	Echelon Cdp	35.4	13,577	$81,808
132	Eatontown borough	45.5	13,537	$90,174
133	East Rutherford borough	36.5	10,154	$91,789
134	East Orange city	37	69,183	$59,872
135	East Franklin Cdp	30.4	10,281	$105,363
136	Dumont borough	42.1	18,072	$125,585
137	Dover town	41	18,420	$70,519
138	Colonia Cdp	43.3	18,294	$134,301
139	Collingswood borough	39.6	14,163	$83,917
140	Clifton city	41.1	89,247	$99,003
141	Cliffside Park borough	41	25,580	$94,960
142	Cherry Hill Mall Cdp	38.8	14,827	$117,535
143	Carteret borough	39.3	25,187	$87,553
144	Camden city	33.4	71,471	$40,450
145	Budd Lake Cdp	36.9	10,106	$113,036
146	Brookdale Cdp	38.1	10,044	$150,489
147	Bridgeton city	28.9	26,836	$46,124
148	Bradley Gardens Cdp	41.2	14,315	$177,590
149	Bound Brook borough	35.8	12,023	$80,876
150	Blackwells Mills Cdp	40.6	10,220	$248,149
151	Bergenfield borough	40.7	28,269	$124,083
152	Bellmawr borough	41.1	11,678	$74,812
153	Beachwood borough	42.1	11,002	$102,043
154	Bayonne city	38.6	70,468	$81,285
155	Avenel Cdp	39.3	17,143	$95,935
156	Atlantic City city	37.8	38,486	$36,220
157	Asbury Park city	38.3	15,239	$71,080

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lakewood Cdp is the #1 ranked city in New Jersey by median age, with a value of 17.3 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

New Jersey has 157 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in New Jersey.