Matawan, New Jersey demographics

Matawan, NJ demographics: median age 34.7; 43.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Matawan borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3444520. The survey estimates a population of 9,710 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Matawan is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 3,895 households (±302). 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	34.7 ±2.6	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,087 ±420	21.5% ±4.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,805 ±519	28.9% ±5.3 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,442 ±470	35.4% ±4.8 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,376 ±286	14.2% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	5,012 ±507	51.6% ±5.2 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	4,698 ±506	48.4% ±5.2 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: 9,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	6,429 ±482	66.2% ±4.9 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,193 ±536	12.3% ±5.5 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	47 ±71 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	122 ±93 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	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	345 ±237 · low precision	3.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,574 ±518	16.2% ±5.3 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,177 ±292	84.2% ±2.9 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,533 ±276	15.8% ±2.8 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: 3,895
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,528 ±281	39.2% ±6.5 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	149 ±94 · low precision	3.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	518 ±207	13.3% ±5.2 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,148 ±306	29.5% ±7.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	552 ±223	14.2% ±5.6 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,895
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,243 ±192	31.9% ±4.3 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,652 ±353	68.1% ±7.4 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,895
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,148 ±306	29.5% ±7.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,148 ±309	29.5% ±7.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	549 ±212	14.1% ±5.3 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	802 ±212	20.6% ±5.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	137 ±64	3.5% ±1.6 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	104 ±107 · low precision	2.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	7 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.6 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: 9,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	8,863 ±282	91.3% ±2.8 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	847 ±276	8.7% ±2.8 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	7,978 ±491	87.8% ±4.8 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	572 ±268	6.3% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	10 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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	76 ±74 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	305 ±182 · low precision	3.4% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	67 ±81 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	18 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	27 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	34 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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: 7,066
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	377 ±222 · low precision	5.3% ±3.1 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,272 ±445	32.2% ±6.0 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	840 ±234	11.9% ±3.2 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	511 ±180	7.2% ±2.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,133 ±374	30.2% ±5.0 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	933 ±296	13.2% ±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: 9,585
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	8,650 ±429	90.2% ±4.2 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	298 ±268 · low precision	3.1% ±2.8 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	484 ±275 · low precision	5.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	153 ±157 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · 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

3.0% of Matawan residents (±1.4 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	Matawan	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.0% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.7% ±2.1 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.2% ±4.0 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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