Roseland, New Jersey demographics

Roseland, NJ demographics: median age 47.6; 71.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Roseland borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3464590. The survey estimates a population of 6,268 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Roseland is 47.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 2,513 households (±160). 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	47.6 ±4.1	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,158 ±279	18.5% ±4.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	871 ±284	13.9% ±4.5 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,743 ±424	43.8% ±6.8 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,496 ±285	23.9% ±4.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	3,129 ±304	49.9% ±4.8 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	3,139 ±303	50.1% ±4.8 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: 6,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	4,549 ±363	72.6% ±5.8 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	28 ±33 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 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	882 ±341	14.1% ±5.4 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	28 ±46 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	12 ±19 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	769 ±322	12.3% ±5.1 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,880 ±158	93.8% ±2.5 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	388 ±160	6.2% ±2.6 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: 2,513
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,535 ±185	61.1% ±6.3 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	58 ±46 · low precision	2.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	360 ±198 · low precision	14.3% ±7.8 pp · low precision	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	414 ±164	16.5% ±6.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	146 ±103 · low precision	5.8% ±4.1 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,513
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	727 ±137	28.9% ±5.1 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,786 ±266	71.1% ±9.6 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,513
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	414 ±164	16.5% ±6.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,026 ±256	40.8% ±9.9 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	568 ±200	22.6% ±7.8 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	375 ±121	14.9% ±4.7 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	124 ±109 · low precision	4.9% ±4.3 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	6 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±1.1 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: 6,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	5,257 ±314	83.9% ±5.0 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,011 ±314	16.1% ±5.0 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	4,688 ±404	79.2% ±6.6 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	199 ±117 · low precision	3.4% ±2.0 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	122 ±154 · low precision	2.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	93 ±137 · low precision	1.6% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	270 ±181 · low precision	4.6% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	398 ±224 · low precision	6.7% ±3.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	36 ±78 · low precision	0.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	75 ±83 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	40 ±48 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 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: 4,831
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	133 ±109 · low precision	2.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	603 ±182	12.5% ±3.7 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	376 ±155	7.8% ±3.2 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	249 ±130 · low precision	5.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,716 ±289	35.5% ±5.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,754 ±295	36.3% ±5.8 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: 6,226
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	5,481 ±325	88.0% ±5.2 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	350 ±229 · low precision	5.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	246 ±214 · low precision	4.0% ±3.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	103 ±149 · low precision	1.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	46 ±46 · low precision	0.7% ±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

2.7% of Roseland residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% 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	Roseland	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±8.0 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision	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 Roseland . 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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