Hillsdale, New Jersey demographics

Hillsdale, NJ demographics: median age 42.7; 63.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hillsdale borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3431920. The survey estimates a population of 10,144 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hillsdale is 42.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 3,478 households (±142). 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 42.7 ±1.4 40.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,144
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Under 18 2,119 ±288 20.9% ±2.8 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 1,881 ±317 18.5% ±3.1 pp 21.3% 22.8%
35–64 4,430 ±418 43.7% ±4.1 pp 39.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,714 ±241 16.9% ±2.4 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,144
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Male 4,756 ±270 46.9% ±2.7 pp 49.2% 49.5%
Female 5,388 ±271 53.1% ±2.7 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: 10,144
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
White alone 8,147 ±341 80.3% ±3.4 pp 54.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 62 ±61 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 12.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±22 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 795 ±185 7.8% ±1.8 pp 10.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±22 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 161 ±114 · low precision 1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision 10.1% 7.1%
Two or more races 979 ±299 9.7% ±2.9 pp 12.4% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,144
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,150 ±237 90.2% ±2.3 pp 77.5% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 994 ±234 9.8% ±2.3 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: 3,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Married-couple family 2,463 ±184 70.8% ±4.4 pp 49.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 152 ±154 · low precision 4.4% ±4.4 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 187 ±77 5.4% ±2.2 pp 12.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 551 ±133 15.8% ±3.8 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 125 ±101 · low precision 3.6% ±2.9 pp · low precision 5.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,232 ±121 35.4% ±3.2 pp 31.2% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 2,246 ±163 64.6% ±3.9 pp 68.8% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 551 ±133 15.8% ±3.8 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 1,018 ±203 29.3% ±5.7 pp 31.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 680 ±184 19.6% ±5.2 pp 17.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 978 ±172 28.1% ±4.8 pp 15.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 227 ±89 6.5% ±2.5 pp 6.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 24 ±32 · low precision 0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±31 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 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: 10,144
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Native 8,900 ±294 87.7% ±2.9 pp 76.1% 85.9%
Foreign born 1,244 ±295 12.3% ±2.9 pp 23.9% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,555
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
English only 8,039 ±341 84.1% ±3.2 pp 66.9% 77.7%
Spanish 329 ±143 3.4% ±1.5 pp 17.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 56 ±59 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±22 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 292 ±195 · low precision 3.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision 1.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 279 ±114 2.9% ±1.2 pp 5.6% 2.0%
Korean 56 ±58 · low precision 0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 120 ±74 · low precision 1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision 1.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±22 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 80 ±76 · low precision 0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 242 ±171 · low precision 2.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.1%
Arabic 41 ±67 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 21 ±24 · low precision 0.2% ±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: 7,051
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Less than high school graduate 230 ±100 3.3% ±1.4 pp 9.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,111 ±284 15.8% ±4.0 pp 25.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 792 ±176 11.2% ±2.5 pp 15.0% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 453 ±125 6.4% ±1.8 pp 6.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 2,524 ±293 35.8% ±4.1 pp 26.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,941 ±285 27.5% ±4.0 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: 10,051
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Same house 9,309 ±314 92.6% ±3.1 pp 90.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 529 ±302 · low precision 5.3% ±3.0 pp · low precision 4.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 89 ±79 · low precision 0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision 2.5% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 124 ±98 · low precision 1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±22 · low precision 0.0% ±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

2.5% of Hillsdale residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 97.6% 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 Hillsdale New Jersey U.S. Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.5% ±1.1 pp 7.5% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 97.6% ±1.0 pp 92.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 4.2% ±1.4 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 Hillsdale . 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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