New Providence, New Jersey demographics

New Providence, NJ demographics: median age 45.7; 67.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Providence borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3451810. The survey estimates a population of 13,727 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Providence is 45.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 5,351 households (±311). 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	45.7 ±2.1	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,727
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	3,270 ±378	23.8% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,799 ±348	13.1% ±2.5 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,471 ±438	39.9% ±3.2 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	3,187 ±551	23.2% ±4.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,727
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	7,095 ±351	51.7% ±2.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	6,632 ±349	48.3% ±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: 13,727
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	9,628 ±440	70.1% ±3.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	243 ±146 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	16 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,047 ±351	14.9% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	490 ±267 · low precision	3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,296 ±322	9.4% ±2.3 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,727
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,516 ±309	91.2% ±2.2 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,211 ±308	8.8% ±2.2 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: 5,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,420 ±215	63.9% ±1.5 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	95 ±68 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	348 ±121	6.5% ±2.2 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,374 ±322	25.7% ±5.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	114 ±87 · low precision	2.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,018 ±169	37.7% ±2.3 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,333 ±379	62.3% ±6.1 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,374 ±322	25.7% ±5.8 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,586 ±260	29.6% ±4.5 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	925 ±211	17.3% ±3.8 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,019 ±183	19.0% ±3.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	385 ±101	7.2% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	54 ±50 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	8 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.5 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: 13,727
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	10,697 ±357	77.9% ±2.6 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,030 ±349	22.1% ±2.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	9,775 ±436	74.3% ±3.2 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	868 ±220	6.6% ±1.7 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	125 ±130 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	60 ±69 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	259 ±174 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	604 ±247	4.6% ±1.9 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	131 ±106 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	588 ±222	4.5% ±1.7 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	191 ±150 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	339 ±229 · low precision	2.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	165 ±175 · low precision	1.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	50 ±80 · 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: 9,779
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	403 ±162	4.1% ±1.7 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,325 ±438	13.5% ±4.5 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	965 ±257	9.9% ±2.6 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	473 ±150	4.8% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,476 ±346	35.5% ±3.4 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,137 ±376	32.1% ±3.7 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: 13,620
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	12,686 ±320	93.1% ±2.3 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	447 ±227 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	62 ±51 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	379 ±215 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	46 ±74 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 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

3.3% of New Providence residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 96.1% 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	New Providence	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.3% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.1% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±1.6 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 New Providence . 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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