Boonton, New Jersey demographics

Boonton, NJ demographics: median age 39.5; 50.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Boonton town, New Jersey · Incorporated town · GEOID 3406610. The survey estimates a population of 8,854 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Boonton is 39.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 3,518 households (±303). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.5 ±3.1	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,030 ±365	22.9% ±4.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,700 ±398	19.2% ±4.5 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,785 ±443	42.7% ±5.0 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,339 ±321	15.1% ±3.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	4,754 ±407	53.7% ±4.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	4,100 ±408	46.3% ±4.6 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	6,337 ±636	71.6% ±7.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	459 ±299 · low precision	5.2% ±3.4 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	52 ±87 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	612 ±254	6.9% ±2.9 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	147 ±121 · low precision	1.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,247 ±586	14.1% ±6.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,709 ±537	87.1% ±6.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,145 ±536	12.9% ±6.1 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,872 ±173	53.2% ±1.8 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	89 ±58 · low precision	2.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	224 ±103	6.4% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,151 ±312	32.7% ±8.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	182 ±109 · low precision	5.2% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,076 ±144	30.6% ±3.1 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,442 ±393	69.4% ±9.4 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,151 ±312	32.7% ±8.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	973 ±214	27.7% ±5.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	614 ±165	17.5% ±4.4 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	540 ±163	15.3% ±4.4 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	162 ±95 · low precision	4.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	55 ±72 · low precision	1.6% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	23 ±34 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,854
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	7,577 ±312	85.6% ±3.5 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,277 ±313	14.4% ±3.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,303
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	6,798 ±369	81.9% ±4.1 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	397 ±220 · low precision	4.8% ±2.6 pp · low precision	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	32 ±40 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	458 ±207	5.5% ±2.5 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	410 ±164	4.9% ±2.0 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	6 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	49 ±54 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	22 ±40 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	18 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	35 ±58 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	46 ±67 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	32 ±44 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,052
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	283 ±146 · low precision	4.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,448 ±295	23.9% ±4.7 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	884 ±215	14.6% ±3.4 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	406 ±142	6.7% ±2.3 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,047 ±342	33.8% ±5.3 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	984 ±255	16.3% ±4.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,766
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	7,698 ±556	87.8% ±6.3 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	209 ±185 · low precision	2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	669 ±532 · low precision	7.6% ±6.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	178 ±131 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	12 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.9% of Boonton residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 91.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boonton	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.9% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.1% ±10.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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