New Jersey 2nd Congressional District Demographics

NJ2 is 12th out of 436 other congressional districts in Housing units

NJ2 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Housing units

NJ2 is 3rd in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - Two or More

NJ2 is 3rd in New Jersey out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

NJ2 is 4th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Households

NJ2 is 4th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

NJ2 is 4th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

NJ2 is 4th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

NJ2 is 6th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

NJ2 is 6th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

NJ2 is 6th in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - White

Size Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	734,730	8th	8,864,590	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	8th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.1%	9th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.3%	4th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.8%	10th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.6%	12th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	74.0%	6th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.9%	4th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	3rd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	10th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	3rd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	6th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.8%	6th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.0%	9th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.6%	10th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	383,981	1st	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	20.8%	10th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	267,827	4th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.6%	6th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$225,500	11th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	10th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	2nd Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$27,258	11th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$56,135	10th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.7%	4th	9.4%	14.3%