Youngest Cities in New Jersey

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

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Lakewood	Ocean	17.5 years	69,585
2	Montclair	Essex	19.8 years	2,853
3	New Brunswick	Middlesex	24.8 years	56,345
4	Princeton	Mercer	28.5 years	30,756
5	Hoboken	Hudson	31.9 years	58,668
6	Passaic	Passaic	31.9 years	70,002
7	Plainfield	Union	32.4 years	55,236
8	Camden	Camden	33.3 years	71,496
9	Paterson	Passaic	33.3 years	158,735
10	Gloucester Township	Camden	33.5 years	11,509
11	Morristown	Morris	34.2 years	20,453
12	Jersey City	Hudson	34.7 years	294,078
13	Newark	Essex	34.7 years	310,178
14	Trenton	Mercer	34.8 years	90,338
15	Elizabeth	Union	35.8 years	137,302
16	Somerville	Somerset	35.9 years	13,410
17	Long Branch	Monmouth	36.8 years	32,530
18	West New York	Hudson	37.2 years	52,004
19	East Orange	Essex	37.4 years	70,090
20	Union City	Hudson	37.4 years	66,463
21	Cherry Hill	Camden	37.9 years	14,541
22	Perth Amboy	Middlesex	37.9 years	55,855
23	Atlantic City	Atlantic	38 years	38,632
24	Asbury Park	Monmouth	38.2 years	15,295
25	Bayonne	Hudson	38.3 years	71,553

Top New Jersey Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Hudson County35.8 years 2. Cumberland County37.7 years 3. Essex County37.7 years 4. Passaic County38.1 years 5. Camden County38.8 years 6. Union County39.1 years 7. Mercer County39.5 years 8. Middlesex County39.5 years 9. Gloucester County40.1 years 10. Ocean County41.2 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, “Youngest Cities in New Jersey”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-jersey/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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