New Jersey
How America Moves · New Jersey, United States · 2 mo ago
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Overview
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, New Jersey saw a net loss of 20,990 tax-filing households and a net loss of 32,182 individuals. Against a population of about 9,290,841, that is a net outflow of about 3.5 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $2.8B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
- Cost of living: 9% above the U.S. average
- Median home value: $427,600 (national: $303,400)
- Home prices: +50.5% over the 5 years to 2023
- Monthly rent: $1,653 (national: $1,348)
- Homeownership rate: 64% (national: 65%)
- Unemployment rate: 4.3% (national: 3.6%)
- Median household income: $101,050 (national: $78,538)
- Median age: 40.1 years (national: 38.7)
Migration Data (2022–2023)
- Net households lost: 20,990 tax returns
- Net people lost: 32,182 exemptions
- Net income (AGI) lost: $2.8B (nominal dollars)
- Net migration rate: 3.5 people per 1,000 residents
Income (AGI) in and out:
- Moved in: $11.2B
- Moved out: $14B
- Net: -$2.8B (nominal)
Top Origin States
- New York: 43,699 households ($5.1B AGI)
- Pennsylvania: 16,075 households ($1.4B AGI)
- Florida: 9,047 households ($785.3M AGI)
- California: 4,880 households ($668.3M AGI)
- Texas: 3,152 households ($300.9M AGI)
Top Destination States
- New York: 26,793 households ($3B AGI)
- Florida: 20,113 households ($3B AGI)
- Pennsylvania: 18,767 households ($1.6B AGI)
- California: 6,470 households ($821.1M AGI)
- Texas: 6,059 households ($679.2M AGI)
Churn by State (Two-Way Exchanges)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023:
- New York: 43,699 in, 26,793 out (+16,906 net, +$2.1B AGI)
- Pennsylvania: 16,075 in, 18,767 out (-2,692 net, -$168.5M AGI)
- Florida: 9,047 in, 20,113 out (-11,066 net, -$2.2B AGI)
- California: 4,880 in, 6,470 out (-1,590 net, -$152.8M AGI)
- Texas: 3,152 in, 6,059 out (-2,907 net, -$378.2M AGI)
Net Migration by Year (2012–2023)
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars):
- 2012: -$2.2B AGI, -34,396 people
- 2013: -$1.8B AGI, -35,880 people
- 2014: -$3.1B AGI, -46,563 people
- 2015: -$2.5B AGI, -34,590 people
- 2016: -$3.5B AGI, -47,395 people
- 2017: -$2.8B AGI, -47,031 people
- 2018: -$3.2B AGI, -32,888 people
- 2019: -$3.1B AGI, -26,853 people
- 2020: -$2.3B AGI, -23,306 people
- 2021: -$3.8B AGI, -26,069 people
- 2022: -$5.3B AGI, -38,070 people
- 2023: -$2.8B AGI, -32,182 people
Cumulative net 2012–2023: -$36.4B AGI, -425,223 people.
Migration in Context
- Population (2023 estimate): 9,395,315
- Net migration rate: 3.4 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: -$295 (≈ -$2.8B total)
Components of population change (2023 Census):
- Births: +102,445
- Deaths: 77,211
- Net domestic migration: -41,714
- Net international migration: +114,014
- Total change: +96,913
Income & Cost of Living
- Cost of living: 9% above U.S. average
- Income per person: $81,584 (17% above U.S. average)
- Price level index: 108.9 (100 = U.S. average)
- Adjusted income (U.S.-average prices): $74,888 (7% above U.S. average)
Price parity by category (index where 100 = U.S. average):
- Housing & rents: 134.1
- Goods: 105.8
- Utilities: 114.8
- Other services: 104.5
Demographics
- Median age: 40.1 years
- Median household income: $101,050 (29% above U.S. median)
- College degree (adults 25+): 43%
- Poverty rate: 9.8%
- Average commute: 31 minutes
- Broadband at home: 92% of households
Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 52%
- Hispanic: 22%
- Black: 12%
- Asian: 10%
- Other: 4%
Housing
- Median home value: $427,600 (41% above U.S. median)
- Median rent: $1,653 (23% above U.S. median)
- Homeownership rate: 64%
- Home-price appreciation (past year): +10.7%
- Home-price appreciation (past 5 years): +50%
- New home construction (2023): 32,840 units (40% single-family, 60% multifamily)
Local Economy & Risk
- Unemployment rate (2023): 4.3%
- Labor force: 4,879,285 (4,668,296 employed)
- Disaster declarations (2023): 1 major federal (most common: Severe Storm)
- Unemployment (May 2026): 4.2% (down 0.8 points vs. May 2025)
Migration by Income Bracket (2022–2023)
Net migration by adjusted gross income (AGI) of tax-filing households:
- $1–$10k: +1,555 households (-$8M AGI)
- $10k–$25k: +4,210 households (-$73.1M AGI)
- $25k–$50k: +4,997 households (-$181.4M AGI)
- $50k–$75k: +2,683 households (-$166.3M AGI)
- $75k–$100k: +