New Jersey 8th Congressional District Demographics

NJ8 is 6th out of 436 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

NJ8 is 9th out of 436 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

NJ8 is 29th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

NJ8 is 34th out of 436 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

NJ8 is 40th out of 436 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

NJ8 is 50th out of 52 other congressional districts in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 1 other congressional districts in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Foreign born residents

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Units inside multi-unit buildings

NJ8 is 1st in New Jersey out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

NJ8 is 2nd in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Households

NJ8 is 2nd in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

NJ8 is 2nd in New Jersey out of 12 other congressional districts in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	757,415	1st	8,864,590	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	1st	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.6%	6th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.8%	12th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.0%	12th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.1%	9th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	56.2%	11th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.9%	6th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	1st	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	8.1%	7th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	2nd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	1st	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	11th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	50.4%	12th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	43.2%	1st	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	301,334	4th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	83.9%	1st	35.9%	25.9%
Households	272,812	2nd	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	29.4%	12th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$312,000	8th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	6th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$28,073	10th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$52,041	11th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	17.6%	2nd	9.4%	14.3%