North Caldwell, New Jersey demographics

North Caldwell, NJ demographics: median age 43.6; 80.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · North Caldwell borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3452620. The survey estimates a population of 6,656 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in North Caldwell is 43.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.5 years. There are 2,194 households (±164). 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 43.6 ±6.5 40.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,656
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Under 18 1,606 ±369 24.1% ±5.5 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 918 ±268 13.8% ±4.0 pp 21.3% 22.8%
35–64 2,824 ±409 42.4% ±6.1 pp 39.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,308 ±404 19.7% ±6.1 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,656
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Male 3,090 ±237 46.4% ±3.6 pp 49.2% 49.5%
Female 3,566 ±235 53.6% ±3.5 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: 6,656
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
White alone 5,361 ±362 80.5% ±5.4 pp 54.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 166 ±185 · low precision 2.5% ±2.8 pp · low precision 12.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 626 ±239 9.4% ±3.6 pp 10.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 38 ±63 · low precision 0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision 10.1% 7.1%
Two or more races 465 ±202 7.0% ±3.0 pp 12.4% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,656
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,344 ±217 95.3% ±3.2 pp 77.5% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 312 ±217 · low precision 4.7% ±3.3 pp · low precision 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: 2,194
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Married-couple family 1,813 ±177 82.6% ±5.2 pp 49.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 33 ±40 · low precision 1.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 158 ±98 · low precision 7.2% ±4.4 pp · low precision 12.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 190 ±111 · low precision 8.7% ±5.0 pp · low precision 26.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 5.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,194
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Households with people under 18 813 ±150 37.1% ±6.3 pp 31.2% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,381 ±242 62.9% ±10.0 pp 68.8% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,194
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 190 ±111 · low precision 8.7% ±5.0 pp · low precision 26.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 742 ±243 33.8% ±10.8 pp 31.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 528 ±179 24.1% ±8.0 pp 17.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 493 ±117 22.5% ±5.0 pp 15.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 241 ±99 11.0% ±4.4 pp 6.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±28 · low precision 0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±28 · low precision 0.0% ±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: 6,656
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Native 5,877 ±327 88.3% ±4.9 pp 76.1% 85.9%
Foreign born 779 ±329 11.7% ±4.9 pp 23.9% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,159
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
English only 5,135 ±417 83.4% ±6.3 pp 66.9% 77.7%
Spanish 196 ±163 · low precision 3.2% ±2.6 pp · low precision 17.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 326 ±228 · low precision 5.3% ±3.7 pp · low precision 5.6% 2.0%
Korean 52 ±76 · low precision 0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 30 ±46 · low precision 0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision 1.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 110 ±138 · low precision 1.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.1%
Arabic 256 ±230 · low precision 4.2% ±3.7 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 54 ±90 · low precision 0.9% ±1.5 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: 4,617
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Less than high school graduate 161 ±160 · low precision 3.5% ±3.4 pp · low precision 9.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 330 ±149 7.1% ±3.2 pp 25.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 178 ±108 · low precision 3.9% ±2.3 pp · low precision 15.0% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 229 ±116 · low precision 5.0% ±2.5 pp · low precision 6.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,433 ±403 31.0% ±8.5 pp 26.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 2,286 ±525 49.5% ±10.8 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: 6,611
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Same house 5,861 ±369 88.7% ±5.5 pp 90.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 309 ±269 · low precision 4.7% ±4.1 pp · low precision 4.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 242 ±246 · low precision 3.7% ±3.7 pp · low precision 2.5% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 199 ±153 · low precision 3.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 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 North Caldwell residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 98.6% 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 North Caldwell New Jersey U.S. Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 3.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision 7.5% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 98.6% ±3.3 pp 92.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 1.7% ±1.4 pp · low precision 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 North Caldwell . 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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