Northern Valley, Gateway, NJ Demographics

There are 145,371 residents in Northern Valley, with a median age of 44. Of this, 48.26% are males and 51.74% are females. US-born citizens make up 64.77% of the resident pool in Northern Valley, while non-US-born citizens account for 24.73%. Additionally, 10.5% of the population is represented by non-citizens. A total of 131,746 people in Northern Valley currently live in the same house as they did last year.

White-collar workers make up 89.06% of the working population in Northern Valley, while blue-collar employees account for 10.94%. There are also 19,708 entrepreneurs in Northern Valley (13.25% of the workforce); 96,954 workers employed in private companies (65.19%); and 17,699 people working in governmental institutions (11.9%).

There are a total of 50,946 households in Northern Valley, each made up of around 2 members. Family establishments represent 77.85% of these Northern Valley households, while non-family units account for the remaining 22.15%. Additionally, 36.87% of households have children and 63.13% of households are without children.

The average annual household income in Northern Valley is $244,120, while the median household income sits at $176,030 per year. Residents aged 25 to 44 earn $217,120, while those between 45 and 64 years old have a median wage of $208,024. In contrast, people younger than 25 and those older than 65 earn less, at $112,070 and $95,562, respectively.

There are 53,259 housing units in Northern Valley, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1964. Of the 50,946 occupied housing units in Northern Valley, 71.94% are owner-occupied, while 28.06% have renters living in them. Meanwhile, properties bought with mortgages account for 65.37% of the units, and the median value of a home with a mortgage is $781,350. In general, housing costs reach $3,023 per month in Northern Valley.

Approximately 22.18% of the population in Northern Valley holds a high school degree (that's 24,721 residents), while 14.4% have attained a college certificate (16,052 locals) and 31.99% have a bachelor's degree (35,646 people).

A total of 32,013 people in Northern Valley have never been married (which represents 26.86% of the total population), while 70,084 of them are wedded (58.81%). Separated and divorced residents are in smaller numbers, at 1,308 (1.1%) and 9,544 (8.01%), respectively.

The top three means of transportation people in Northern Valley use to get to work are: car, bus or trolley bus and walking. A total of 52,577 residents commute by car, 5,356 prefer going to work by bus or trolley bus and 1,940 by walking