New Jersey · GEOID 34019

Hunterdon County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 130,160 · 52,115 housing units

Median household income

$141,715

State $104,663

Median home value

$517,200

State $467,052

Median gross rent

$1,687

State $1,721

Homeownership rate

85.1%

State 63.8%

Renter cost-burden rate

47.3%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

25.1%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.3%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

2.5%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

2.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.65

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Hunterdon County	New Jersey
Population	130,160	9,343,809
Population density (per sq. mi.)	304.23	—
Median household income	$141,715	$104,663
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$154,800	—
Households	50,860	—
Average household size	2.51 people	—
Owner-occupied	85.1%	63.8%
Renter-occupied	14.9%	36.2%
Race	81.2% White · 2.6% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Hunterdon County compared with New Jersey.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

57.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 43.6%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	13.1%	$89,661	$2,242	$302,729
1 earner	28.1%	$137,536	$3,438	$480,936
2 earners	44.4%	$195,795	$4,895	$697,796
3+ earners	14.5%	$236,380	$5,910	$848,867

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

50,860

Average size: 2.51 people

Households with children

13,693

26.9% of households

Per-capita income

$72,227

Poverty rate: 3.9%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

85.1% owner-occupied vs. state average 63.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 86.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 10.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

50.2% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,979.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $517,200.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,687.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,255 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 10.2% · For rent 15.6% · Seasonal 18.8% · Other 46.2%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

35.0% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 65.0% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.5%

236 units of 52,115 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

1.1%

580 units of 52,115 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$113,372

100% MHI$141,715

120% MHI$170,058

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Hunterdon County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$80,200	$91,700	$114,600
100% AMI	$108,360	$123,840	$154,800
120% AMI	$130,050	$148,600	$185,750

HUD FMR Area: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

47.3% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (28.4% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

25.1% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Hunterdon County.

Covered employment

42,052

Across 17 sectors

Establishments

3,722

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$69,019

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	6,770	$70,745	$232,317	−$284,883	$1,769
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	5,954	$47,671	$146,428	−$370,772	$1,192
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	4,408	$64,449	$208,882	−$308,318	$1,611
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	3,728	$114,528	$395,293	−$121,907	$2,863
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	3,530	$95,286	$323,667	−$193,533	$2,382
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	3,494	$27,258	$70,444	−$446,756	$681
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	2,930	$77,902	$258,958	−$258,242	$1,948
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	2,113	$39,480	$115,938	−$401,262	$987
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	2,055	$71,517	$235,191	−$282,009	$1,788
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	2,008	$60,695	$194,908	−$322,292	$1,517
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	1,404	$100,899	$344,561	−$172,639	$2,522
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	1,148	$27,791	$72,428	−$444,772	$695
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	1,025	$59,905	$191,967	−$325,233	$1,498
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	868	$131,650	$459,026	−$58,174	$3,291
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	301	$119,104	$412,326	−$104,874	$2,978
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	191	$64,703	$209,827	−$307,373	$1,618
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	125	$151,903	$534,415	+$17,215	$3,798

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	4,408	$64,449	$208,882	−$308,318	$1,611
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	3,728	$114,528	$395,293	−$121,907	$2,863
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	3,334	$27,025	$69,577	−$447,623	$676
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	2,549	$89,499	$302,126	−$215,074	$2,237
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	2,487	$177,118	$628,274	+$111,074	$4,428
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	1,891	$88,760	$299,375	−$217,825	$2,219
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	1,831	$59,072	$188,867	−$328,333	$1,477
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	1,490	$35,819	$102,311	−$414,889	$895
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	1,364	$32,892	$91,416	−$425,784	$822
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	1,239	$60,848	$195,477	−$321,723	$1,521
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	1,133	$41,120	$122,043	−$395,157	$1,028
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	994	$30,922	$84,083	−$433,117	$773
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	973	$23,568	$56,709	−$460,491	$589
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	929	$80,108	$267,170	−$250,030	$2,003
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	873	$45,070	$136,746	−$380,454	$1,127
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	868	$131,650	$459,026	−$58,174	$3,291
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	834	$118,704	$410,837	−$106,363	$2,968
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	805	$86,355	$290,423	−$226,777	$2,159
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	751	$89,131	$300,756	−$216,444	$2,228
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	720	$102,271	$349,668	−$167,532	$2,557
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	659	$47,496	$145,777	−$371,423	$1,187
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	631	$89,142	$300,797	−$216,403	$2,229
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	564	$42,552	$127,373	−$389,827	$1,064
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	559	$57,513	$183,063	−$334,137	$1,438
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	518	$65,133	$211,428	−$305,772	$1,628
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	511	$28,459	$74,915	−$442,285	$711
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	468	$101,690	$347,505	−$169,695	$2,542
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	458	$84,764	$284,501	−$232,699	$2,119
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	372	$125,621	$436,584	−$80,616	$3,141
NAICS 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing NAICS 335	329	$72,495	$238,831	−$278,369	$1,812
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	288	$42,138	$125,832	−$391,368	$1,053
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	287	$47,438	$145,561	−$371,639	$1,186
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	264	$37,107	$107,105	−$410,095	$928
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	235	$80,593	$268,975	−$248,225	$2,015
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	234	$77,392	$257,060	−$260,140	$1,935
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	225	$79,064	$263,284	−$253,916	$1,977
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	225	$134,248	$468,697	−$48,503	$3,356
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	215	$67,275	$219,401	−$297,799	$1,682
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	209	$23,777	$57,487	−$459,713	$594
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	206	$82,841	$277,343	−$239,857	$2,071
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	191	$64,703	$209,827	−$307,373	$1,618
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	178	$77,056	$255,809	−$261,391	$1,926
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	173	$51,827	$161,898	−$355,302	$1,296
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	160	$32,113	$88,516	−$428,684	$803
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	157	$56,461	$179,147	−$338,053	$1,412
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	150	$26,550	$67,809	−$449,391	$664
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	146	$49,564	$153,475	−$363,725	$1,239
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	132	$80,276	$267,795	−$249,405	$2,007
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	127	$87,842	$295,958	−$221,242	$2,196
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	125	$151,903	$534,415	+$17,215	$3,798
NAICS 711 Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries NAICS 711	118	$51,955	$162,375	−$354,825	$1,299
NAICS 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing NAICS 334	112	$90,578	$306,143	−$211,057	$2,264
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	90	$48,927	$151,103	−$366,097	$1,223
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing NAICS 326	59	$75,097	$248,517	−$268,683	$1,877
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	58	$58,137	$185,386	−$331,814	$1,453
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	57	$49,845	$154,520	−$362,680	$1,246
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	53	$222,238	$796,226	+$279,026	$5,556
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	44	$81,384	$271,919	−$245,281	$2,035
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	41	$89,331	$301,501	−$215,699	$2,233
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	37	$43,906	$132,414	−$384,786	$1,098
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	24	$81,485	$272,295	−$244,905	$2,037
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	22	$276,581	$998,509	+$481,309	$6,915
NAICS 518 Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services NAICS 518	20	$121,294	$420,478	−$96,722	$3,032
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	18	$14,135	$21,596	−$495,604	$353
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	15	$78,493	$261,158	−$256,042	$1,962
NAICS 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries NAICS 512	14	$68,885	$225,394	−$291,806	$1,722
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	12	$44,409	$134,286	−$382,914	$1,110
NAICS 481 Air transportation NAICS 481	11	$64,367	$208,576	−$308,624	$1,609
NAICS 622 Hospitals NAICS 622	7	$100,460	$342,927	−$174,273	$2,512
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	1	$158,707	$559,742	+$42,542	$3,968

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	166,040	430	0%	$17.85	$37,130	$107,191	$928
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	173,830	(20,260)	(10%)	$18.36	$38,180	$111,099	$955
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	48,780	5,310	12%	$19.24	$40,010	$117,911	$1,000
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	202,080	(122,840)	(38%)	$21.13	$43,950	$132,577	$1,099
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	183,030	(9,840)	(5%)	$21.88	$45,520	$138,421	$1,138
Tellers SOC 43-3071	15,820	(14,930)	(49%)	$22.90	$47,640	$146,313	$1,191
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	136,580	(63,410)	(32%)	$24.08	$50,080	$155,395	$1,252
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	79,480	(186,140)	(70%)	$24.43	$50,810	$158,113	$1,270
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	138,720	(10,490)	(7%)	$26.44	$55,000	$173,709	$1,375
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	108,700	16,050	17%	$29.26	$60,860	$195,522	$1,522
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	50,870	(6,470)	(11%)	$32.42	$67,440	$220,015	$1,686
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	65,100	7,740	13%	$33.18	$69,020	$225,896	$1,726
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	34,210	(11,240)	(25%)	$38.73	$80,560	$268,852	$2,014
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	3,850	(10,600)	(73%)	$39.57	$82,300	$275,329	$2,058
Electricians SOC 47-2111	36,550	(2,610)	(7%)	$42.63	$88,670	$299,040	$2,217
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	21,040	(3,870)	(16%)	$43.66	$90,820	$307,043	$2,271
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	14,960	3,130	26%	$44.43	$92,410	$312,962	$2,310
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	54,270	1,810	3%	$44.68	$92,940	$314,935	$2,324
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	98,900	9,350	10%	—	$96,400	$327,814	$2,410
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	197,740	28,270	17%	$57.50	$119,600	$414,172	$2,990

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 34019 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.