High Bridge, New Jersey demographics

High Bridge, NJ demographics: median age 38.9; 49.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · High Bridge borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3431320. The survey estimates a population of 3,580 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in High Bridge is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 1,415 households (±107). 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 38.9 ±2.5 40.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,580
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Under 18 758 ±180 21.2% ±5.0 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 726 ±177 20.3% ±5.0 pp 21.3% 22.8%
35–64 1,671 ±256 46.7% ±7.1 pp 39.7% 38.0%
65 and older 425 ±104 11.9% ±2.9 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,580
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Male 1,793 ±139 50.1% ±3.9 pp 49.2% 49.5%
Female 1,787 ±138 49.9% ±3.8 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: 3,580
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
White alone 2,623 ±333 73.3% ±9.3 pp 54.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 214 ±201 · low precision 6.0% ±5.6 pp · low precision 12.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 331 ±247 · low precision 9.2% ±6.9 pp · low precision 10.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 91 ±95 · low precision 2.5% ±2.7 pp · low precision 10.1% 7.1%
Two or more races 321 ±190 · low precision 9.0% ±5.3 pp · low precision 12.4% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,580
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,165 ±194 88.4% ±5.4 pp 77.5% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 415 ±191 11.6% ±5.3 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: 1,415
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Married-couple family 759 ±87 53.6% ±4.6 pp 49.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 50 ±49 · low precision 3.5% ±3.5 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 183 ±88 12.9% ±6.1 pp 12.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 325 ±103 23.0% ±7.1 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 98 ±68 · low precision 6.9% ±4.8 pp · low precision 5.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,415
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Households with people under 18 508 ±88 35.9% ±5.6 pp 31.2% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 907 ±145 64.1% ±9.0 pp 68.8% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,415
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 325 ±103 23.0% ±7.1 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 541 ±128 38.2% ±8.6 pp 31.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 150 ±77 · low precision 10.6% ±5.4 pp · low precision 17.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 293 ±84 20.7% ±5.7 pp 15.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 102 ±65 · low precision 7.2% ±4.5 pp · low precision 6.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 4 ±18 · low precision 0.3% ±1.3 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: 3,580
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Native 3,022 ±256 84.4% ±7.1 pp 76.1% 85.9%
Foreign born 558 ±252 15.6% ±7.0 pp 23.9% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,414
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
English only 2,810 ±251 82.3% ±6.9 pp 66.9% 77.7%
Spanish 267 ±176 · low precision 7.8% ±5.1 pp · low precision 17.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 11 ±18 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 16 ±25 · low precision 0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 14 ±24 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 1.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 109 ±114 · low precision 3.2% ±3.3 pp · low precision 5.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 6 ±9 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 166 ±165 · low precision 4.9% ±4.8 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.1%
Arabic 15 ±22 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 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: 2,450
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Less than high school graduate 50 ±69 · low precision 2.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision 9.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 591 ±172 24.1% ±6.9 pp 25.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 369 ±102 15.1% ±4.1 pp 15.0% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 233 ±82 9.5% ±3.3 pp 6.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 873 ±184 35.6% ±7.2 pp 26.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 334 ±115 13.6% ±4.6 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: 3,536
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Same house 3,219 ±224 91.0% ±6.2 pp 90.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 14 ±17 · low precision 0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision 4.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 277 ±226 · low precision 7.8% ±6.4 pp · low precision 2.5% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 10 ±13 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 16 ±25 · low precision 0.5% ±0.7 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

6.2% of High Bridge residents (±3.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 97.7% 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 High Bridge New Jersey U.S. Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 6.2% ±3.9 pp · low precision 7.5% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 97.7% ±3.0 pp 92.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.6% ±2.4 pp 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

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 High Bridge . 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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