Upper, NJ

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Upper, New Jersey

There are 12,115 residents in Upper.

The People and Families of Upper

In Upper, about 67% of adults are married. When people think of Upper, they might picture couples and families, not singles. The faces of the town are those of its large families.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Upper had a median family income of $68,824.

Upper Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Upper that were owner-occupied was 91%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use. Upper housing had been constructed more recently than most towns of its size. Compared to most towns in the state, the town has reasonable real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Upper, 94% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Upper strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 9%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Upper, NJ

Comparing Upper to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

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Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	12,115	100%
Male	5,837	48.2%
Female	6,278	51.8%
Under 18	3,467	28.6%
18+	8,648	71.4%
65+	1,472	12.2%
Median Age	38.4
Average Family Size	3.23
White	11,823	97.6%
African-American	83	0.7%
Asian	74	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	15	0.1%
Other	23	0.2%
Mixed Race	90	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	155	1.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$68,824
Population In Poverty	417	3.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	11,696
Growth	-419
Growth %	-3.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	23.8%
German	18.4%
Italian	17.7%
English	10.1%
US/American	3.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.5%
Polish	3.4%
French (except Basque)	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	2.3%
Russian	1.9%
Scottish	1.7%
European	1.4%
Dutch	1.3%
Norwegian	1.1%
Swedish	0.9%
Belgian	0.7%
Welsh	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
British	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Greek	0.3%
Albanian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

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