Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Hunterdon County has a population of 130,160 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $517,200, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $141,715.

Home price
$517,200
Income
$141,715
Population
130,160
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$517,200county
Median gross rent$1,687county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198050.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant2.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,550(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,486county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,978county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,981county
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$141,715county
Family health premium / yr$27,491(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,155(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.029(statewide)
Poverty rate4.0%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 home21.8%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$75,807county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.93%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 time33.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport241950county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 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 station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths15.4county
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 higher57.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.3%county
Public schools in the county46county
Public school enrollment17658county
Students per full-time teacher9.6county
Free lunch eligible15.8%county
Elementary schools27county
Middle schools11county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year7.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year4.1%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.8%county

Place

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

Population130,160county
Land area in square miles428county
People per square mile of land304.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores23county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store18.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.6%county
Second languages14.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents82county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in3,534county
Households that moved away3,753county
Average income of arriving households$109,351county
Average income of departing households$117,707county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year544county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings76.8%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall20.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use791 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.34(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil30.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband94.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk86.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.0county
Landslide risk49.4county
Hail risk18.4county
Earthquake risk75.5county
Tornado risk51.4county
Tropical cyclone risk74.7county
Extreme heat risk72.1county
Winter weather risk81.8county
Strong wind risk96.2county
Wildfire risk26.3county

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 Hunterdon 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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