Population and Personal Income

The total population of New Jersey is 8.8 million, based on the latest update from the U.S. Bureau of the Census in July 2010.

For the second consecutive year, New Jersey’s real per capita income experienced a decline in 2009, i.e., annual growth in excess of consumer price index (see figure below).
New Jersey has the highest rank for per capita personal income of the mid-Atlantic states
(see table below).

In 2009, New Jersey had the second highest per capita income nationwide behind only Connecticut.

Growth Rates for Real Per Capita Income in New Jersey, 1990-2009

Per Capita Personal Income for the United States, New Jersey and Middle Atlantic States

Other Demographic Information

New Jersey Projected Population Growth in Racial Composition, 1990-2025

New Jersey Dependency Ratio Projections, 1990-2030

Highest Level of Educational Attainment - New Jersey vs. United States Average, 2007