Oldest Cities in New Jersey by Median Age

The top 25 of 46 New Jersey cities on GIS Map, ranked by highest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Cape May	Cape May	56.7 years	2,767
2	Franklin	Somerset	48.5 years	4,968
3	Point Pleasant Beach	Ocean	48.5 years	4,855
4	Cranford	Union	45.5 years	1,937
5	Wildwood	Cape May	45.2 years	5,130
6	Hamilton	Mercer	44.9 years	11,622
7	Maywood	Bergen	44.9 years	10,093
8	Old Bridge	Middlesex	42.3 years	28,236
9	Hackensack	Bergen	41.8 years	46,057
10	Summit	Union	41.8 years	22,705
11	Clifton	Passaic	41.6 years	89,379
12	Ridgewood	Bergen	41.6 years	26,308
13	Toms River	Ocean	41.4 years	94,956
14	Westfield	Union	40.7 years	31,111
15	Linden	Union	40.1 years	44,192
16	Kearny	Hudson	40 years	40,614
17	Sayreville	Middlesex	39.9 years	45,838
18	Red Bank	Monmouth	39.4 years	12,862
19	Metuchen	Middlesex	39.1 years	15,144
20	Vineland	Cumberland	38.8 years	61,006
21	Woodbridge	Middlesex	38.6 years	20,756
22	Bayonne	Hudson	38.3 years	71,553
23	Asbury Park	Monmouth	38.2 years	15,295
24	Atlantic City	Atlantic	38 years	38,632
25	Cherry Hill	Camden	37.9 years	14,541

Top New Jersey Counties

Counties ranked by highest median age.

1. Cape May County51.8 years 2. Hunterdon County46.1 years 3. Warren County44 years 4. Sussex County43.8 years 5. Monmouth County43.2 years 6. Morris County42.6 years 7. Atlantic County42.3 years 8. Bergen County42 years 9. Salem County41.9 years 10. Somerset County41.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Oldest Cities in New Jersey by Median Age”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/oldest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Oldest Cities in New Jersey by Median Age

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