Harrison, New Jersey demographics

Harrison, NJ demographics: median age 33.8; 50.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Harrison town, New Jersey · Incorporated town · GEOID 3430210. The survey estimates a population of 20,369 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Harrison is 33.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 9,389 households (±472). 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	33.8 ±0.9	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	3,451 ±648	16.9% ±3.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	7,439 ±792	36.5% ±3.9 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	7,246 ±787	35.6% ±3.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,233 ±396	11.0% ±1.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	10,694 ±510	52.5% ±2.5 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	9,675 ±510	47.5% ±2.5 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: 20,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	6,374 ±846	31.3% ±4.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	905 ±352	4.4% ±1.7 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	177 ±134 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,626 ±715	22.7% ±3.5 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,674 ±1,132	22.9% ±5.6 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,613 ±745	17.7% ±3.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,282 ±1,072	60.3% ±5.3 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8,087 ±1,067	39.7% ±5.2 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: 9,389
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,639 ±449	38.8% ±4.4 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	375 ±183	4.0% ±1.9 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,064 ±245	11.3% ±2.5 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,204 ±536	34.1% ±5.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,107 ±315	11.8% ±3.3 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,389
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,072 ±287	22.1% ±2.8 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,317 ±644	77.9% ±5.6 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,389
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,204 ±536	34.1% ±5.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,174 ±506	33.8% ±5.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,623 ±354	17.3% ±3.7 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	882 ±218	9.4% ±2.3 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	346 ±182 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	141 ±98 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	19 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 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: 20,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	9,269 ±869	45.5% ±4.3 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	11,100 ±871	54.5% ±4.3 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,488
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	6,460 ±830	33.1% ±4.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	6,354 ±1,004	32.6% ±5.1 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	32 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	404 ±286 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,516 ±759	18.0% ±3.9 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	153 ±145 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,444 ±472	7.4% ±2.4 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	76 ±68 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	798 ±260	4.1% ±1.3 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	183 ±148 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	68 ±63 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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: 15,715
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,643 ±407	10.5% ±2.6 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,519 ±507	22.4% ±3.1 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,357 ±422	8.6% ±2.7 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,222 ±333	7.8% ±2.1 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,701 ±606	23.6% ±3.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,273 ±551	27.2% ±3.3 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: 20,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	17,022 ±672	84.3% ±3.3 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,483 ±491	7.3% ±2.4 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	584 ±244	2.9% ±1.2 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	720 ±298	3.6% ±1.5 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	373 ±165	1.8% ±0.8 pp	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

17.6% of Harrison residents (±4.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 92.2% 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	Harrison	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.6% ±4.1 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.2% ±2.6 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Harrison . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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