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Avenel, NJ
Demographic Data




Avenel Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Avenel Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

16,920

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
12.0%
18 - 24:
6.2%
25 - 34:
16.4%
35 - 54:
30.2%
55 - 64:
16.7%
Over 65 Years:
12.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
87.7%
87.7%
29.4%
29.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Avenel
USA
$38,824
$38,824
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Avenel
USA
$95,935
$95,935
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Public Service
Transportation
Finance
Information Technology
Accommodation
Wholesale
Construction
17.4%
17.4%
12.0%
12.0%
11.1%
11.1%
10.9%
10.9%
7.2%
7.2%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
5.9%
5.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
30.9%
30.9%
25.5%
25.5%
21.2%
21.2%
19.9%
19.9%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Polish
Irish
German
Haitian
Nigerian
Portuguese
Jamaican
Hungarian
Greek
Ukrainian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
African
English
Belizean
Kenyan
Welsh
European
Brazilian
Swiss
8.1%
8.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
Urdu
Tagalog
African languages
French Creole
Korean
French
Polish
Chinese
Pacific Island languages
Serbo-Croatian
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Persian
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
58.8%
58.8%
16.0%
16.0%
10.8%
10.8%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Avenel Residents

29.4%


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