City safety & data profile

New ProvidenceNJ

New Providence, NJ is a 12K-resident city in Union County with a median household income of $161,599.

Union County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for New Providence, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. New Providence has a population larger than 15% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $769,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 16%
By size
$161,599
Median income (place)
$769,900
Median home (place)
2.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on New Providence

New Providence posts a median household income higher than 95% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 5%
by median income, US cities

Where New Providence income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$161,599 Top 5% higher than 95% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

New Providence $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading New Providence, NJ beyond the headline numbers

New Providence sits inside Union County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.70°N, -74.40°W. Population 12,469, $161,599 median household income. Median home value $769,900, median rent $1,903. Poverty rate 2.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 2.1% of New Providence, NJ residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in New Providence runs about 4.8 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

27.7% of New Providence workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 8.1% in New Providence, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

9.2% of New Providence workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 45.7 years, New Providence's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for New Providence from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,469
New Providence · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$161,599
+81% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$769,900
+86% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Union County): New Providence's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
579K+7%
Median Income
$103,202+51%
Median Home Value
$529,200+46%
Poverty Rate
9.2%-15%
Unemployment
6.5%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for New Providence, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,903/mo
Poverty Rate
2.1% -83% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 67.6%
Work From Home 27.7%
Public Transit 9.2%

Population

White 70.1%
African American 1.8%
Asian 14.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.4%
High Blood Pressure
30%
Obesity
21.9%
Physical Inactivity
16.5%
Binge Drinking
15.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
12%
Frequent Physical Distress
9.6%
Current Asthma
8.1%
Diabetes
8.1%
Current Smoking
7.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 76.4%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
6.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.9%
Stroke
2.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect New Providence?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for New Providence right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NJ-NEW-PROVIDENCE · New Providence

New Providence: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to New Providence; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of New Providence, NJ? ▼
New Providence, NJ has a population of 12,469 people, located in Union County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in New Providence? ▼
The median household income in New Providence, NJ is $161,599 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 2.1%.
What is the median home value in New Providence? ▼
The median home value in New Providence, NJ is $769,900. Median rent is $1,903/month.
What are the top health concerns in New Providence? ▼
The top health indicators in New Providence include Short Sleep Duration (33.4%), High Blood Pressure (30%), Obesity (21.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in New Providence? ▼
The median age in New Providence, NJ is 45.7 years. 67.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for New Providence, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (2.1% here).

Central City, AZ 2.1% Woodmere, NY 2.1% Duxbury, MA 2.1% Saint John, IN 2.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($161,599 here).

North Merrick, NY $161,554 Bellmore, NY $161,674 Flower Mound, TX $161,235 Cinco Ranch, TX $161,972

Compare New Providence with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Summit, NJ 22K Berkeley Heights, NJ 14K Scotch Plains, NJ 24K Madison, NJ 16K Plainfield, NJ 51K Westfield, NJ 31K North Plainfield, NJ 22K Springfield, NJ 14K
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Using New Providence's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Union County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.