Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Pequannock, New Jersey, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Pequannock, New Jersey. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Pequannock, New Jersey. The estimated population of Pequannock, New Jersey is 15,577 people, with a median age of 50.2.

We can look at the total population in Pequannock over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,577
+3.15%
+0.50%
2020
15,102
-0.59% -
2019
15,191
-0.62% -
2018
15,286
-1.37% -
2017
15,499
- -

Population of Pequannock, New Jersey by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
85.4%
88.8%
-3.83%
Black/African American
0.8%
0.1%
+700.00%
Native
0.6%
0.4%
+50.00%
Hispanic
8%
8.3%
-3.61%
Asian
3.3%
1.1%
+200.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.9%
1.1%
+72.73%
Other
0%
0.1%
-100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Pequannock, New Jersey by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 50.2 0% 43.8 -3.31% 54.8 +2.05%
2020 50.2 +3.72% 45.3 +1.34% 53.7 +3.47%
2019 48.4 +0.41% 44.7 -2.61% 51.9 +0.58%
2018 48.2 0% 45.9 -0.65% 51.6 +1.98%
2017 48.2 - 46.2 - 50.6 -

The median age of Pequannock, New Jersey gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 710 +23.87% 576 -62.25% 879 278
10 to 19 949 +4.7% 960 -1.06% 992 927
20 to 29 793 +38.38% 842 -0.27% 1,138 835
30 to 39 671 -3.04% 436 +46.47% 617 673
40 to 49 1,003 -31.23% 1,152 -49.15% 707 673
50 to 59 1,230 +9.6% 1,406 -12.42% 1,344 1,238
60 to 69 802 -7.26% 811 +26.03% 736 1,028
70+ 1,186 -2.17% 1,972 +18.54% 1,151 2,361

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Pequannock, New Jersey is $110,502.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Pequannock.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $146,442.00
  • 45 to 64
    $166,712.00
  • 65 and over
    $83,496.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Pequannock, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Pequannock, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Pequannock, New Jersey is currently $143,529.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

25.12% of households in Pequannock are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Pequannock against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.95%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    9.25%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    6.48%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.78%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.09%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.33%
  • $200,000 or more
    25.12%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Pequannock is $58,754.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Pequannock by the total population of Pequannock.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Pequannock, New Jersey, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Pequannock to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    24.32%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.00%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.14%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.12%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.40%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Pequannock that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Pequannock over the age of 16 is 13,232.

Of those people, a total of 59.50% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Pequannock is 56.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 731 52.10% 10.50%
20 to 24 years 1,031 73.00% 19.00%
25 to 29 years 942 93.60% 9.40%
30 to 34 years 731 82.20% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,090 86.90% 3.50%
45 to 54 years 2,011 85.90% 4.40%
55 to 59 years 1,420 87.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 717 64.20% 5.40%
65 to 74 years 1,727 40.40% 2.70%
75 years and over 2,832 6.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Pequannock. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,065 58.40% 5.50%
Black or African American 137 92.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 69 59.40% 0.00%
Asian 445 49.90% 9.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 27 40.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 489 87.50% 3.00%
Hispanic or Latino 808 81.30% 3.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,617 57.40% 5.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Pequannock as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Pequannock is 7,454, with median earnings of $68,051.00.

Women in Pequannock, New Jersey earning approximately 65.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,454 $68,051.00
Male 3,975 $80,234.00
Female 3,479 $52,523.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,129 $143,039.00
Business and Financial 680 $102,344.00
Computer and Mathematical 193 $74,647.00
Architecture and Engineering 70 $115,132.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 100 $87,375.00
Community and Social Service 217 $2,499.00
Legal 59 $67,868.00
Educational and Library 706 $63,261.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 151 $82,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 517 $78,586.00
Healthcare Support 270 $55,548.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 73 $4,766.00
Law Enforcement 158 $86,736.00
Food Preparation and Serving 401 $15,250.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 115 $28,125.00
Personal Care and Service 148 $26,833.00
Sales 581 $61,016.00
Office and Administrative Support 709 $50,625.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 486 $62,245.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 199 $56,652.00
Production 164 $34,338.00
Transportation and Material Moving 211 $27,214.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 827 $143,438.00 302 $142,829.00
Business and Financial 402 $125,089.00 278 $100,156.00
Computer and Mathematical 111 $108,828.00 82 $74,103.00
Architecture and Engineering 70 $115,132.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 45 $89,792.00 55 $86,688.00
Community and Social Service 110 $2,499.00 107 $2,499.00
Legal 2 $0.00 57 $68,015.00
Educational and Library 171 $59,950.00 535 $63,315.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 65 $89,489.00 86 $75,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 85 $80,066.00 432 $74,773.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 270 $55,548.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 38 $0.00 35 $0.00
Law Enforcement 132 $86,632.00 26 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 182 $10,962.00 219 $16,583.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 115 $28,125.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 35 $0.00 113 $27,083.00
Sales 410 $55,000.00 171 $68,313.00
Office and Administrative Support 276 $69,583.00 433 $39,479.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 469 $65,208.00 17 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 199 $56,652.00 0 $0.00
Production 73 $69,313.00 91 $10,703.00
Transportation and Material Moving 140 $67,667.00 71 $6,339.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,267 households in Pequannock, with an average household size of 2.46 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,702 families in Pequannock with an average family size of 3.36 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,186 75 441 2,565
Average Household Size 3.49 3.31 2.71 1.12
Total Families 3,186 75 441 0
Average Household Size 3.48 3.21 2.55 0

Poverty

Of the 3,702 families in Pequannock, 3.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Pequannock:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,602 housing units in Pequannock, New Jersey.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,267 94.93%
Vacant 335 5.07%

13.24% of the total 6,602 housing units in Pequannock are rental units. This is approximately 874 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,264 are occupied by the owner - or 79.73% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Pequannock is $2,653.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Pequannock that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    129
  • Less than $500
    175
  • $500 to $999
    41
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    36
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    95
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    48
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    137
  • $3,000 or more
    342

Property Value

The median value of a property in Pequannock is $443,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Pequannock that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    82
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    240
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    44
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    20
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    785
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,034
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,022
  • $1,000,000 or more
    37

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Pequannock. The chart below shows the number of properties in Pequannock that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    505
  • 1940 to 1949
    578
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,424
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,139
  • 1970 to 1979
    472
  • 1980 to 1989
    350
  • 1990 to 1999
    743
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,259
  • 2010 to 2013
    116
  • 2014 or later
    16

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Pequannock that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    808
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,867
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,087
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,505

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Pequannock get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Pequannock that commute to work in a particular way.

29.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Pequannock.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    141
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    611
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    533
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    921
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    560
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    370
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,280
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    311
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    376
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    820
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    387
  • 90 or more minutes
    246

Summary

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