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New Jersey·Union County
3 tracts·14K people·$770K median·3,722/mi²
White 68 · Asian 15 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 6 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 64 · Living alone 26 · Other 10
Professional 48 · Health 24 · Manufacturing 10 · Retail 6 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 63 · Sales · office 16 · Service 10 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 55 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 12 · Transit 10 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in New Providence is $769,900 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
New Providence has 13,727 residents across 3 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.7; the population is 67.9% White, 14.8% Asian, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Multiracial, 1.8% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 67.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.0% (Census ACS).
Salt Brook School (85%) and Allen W. Roberts School (83%) lead the elementary schools; New Providence Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (77%); New Providence High School is the high school with reported scores (70%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,903/month, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Providence is $161,599 a year, 88% above the US median (Census ACS).
In New Providence, median rent is $1,903/month and the median home value is $769,900 (Census ACS).
New Providence reported 0.1 violent crimes and 2.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 52 inches; snowfall averages 25 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Providence are winter weather (83), strong wind (77) and ice storm (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Providence, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).