Cumberland County, New Jersey

Cumberland County has a population of 153,305 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $221,400, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $67,436.

Home price
$221,400
Income
$67,436
Population
153,305
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$221,400county
Median gross rent$1,282county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198067.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,670county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,673county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,375county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,303county
Home insurance / yr$1,421(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living115.1(statewide)
Median household income$67,436county
Family health premium / yr$27,491(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,155(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.029(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.4%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$55,533county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.28%county
Top state income tax10.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport489848county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.1%county
Traffic deaths47.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.6%county
Public schools in the county49county
Public school enrollment27803county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible67.5%county
Elementary schools34county
Middle schools6county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population153,305county
Land area in square miles483county
People per square mile of land317.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores41county
Convenience stores25county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.3%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.7%county
Second languages30.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents112county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in2,404county
Households that moved away2,488county
Average income of arriving households$48,911county
Average income of departing households$55,114county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year143county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.3 incounty
Annual snowfall15.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh20.6¢county
Household electricity use700 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.34(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas64.8%county
Homes heated by propane3.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil17.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk72.2county
Coastal flood risk88.4county
Drought risk84.0county
Landslide risk28.2county
Hail risk48.4county
Earthquake risk87.2county
Tornado risk54.0county
Tropical cyclone risk91.9county
Extreme heat risk88.2county
Winter weather risk94.7county
Strong wind risk86.4county
Wildfire risk85.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cumberland County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Jersey figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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