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Migration Profile for New Jersey, 2006-07

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2007 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left New Jersey in 2006 to move to another state in 2007 and vice versa.

New Jersey People Moving into New Jersey People Moving out of New Jersey Net # People Moving into New Jersey from 2006 to 2007 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 145,725 213,698 -67,973 0.68
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 25,292 37,387 -12,095 0.68
Aged 18-19 4,697 29,534 -24,837 0.16
Aged 20-24 21,848 32,027 -10,179 0.68
Aged 25-34 40,706 41,315 -609 0.99
Aged 35-44 22,327 25,605 -3,278 0.87
Aged 45-54 14,517 18,208 -3,691 0.80
Aged 55-64 7,956 14,539 -6,583 0.55
Aged 65+ 8,382 15,083 -6,701 0.56
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 56,485 98,345 -41,860 0.57
Married 47,285 60,590 -13,305 0.78
Divorced 10,213 12,042 -1,829 0.85
Separated 3,868 5,072 -1,204 0.76
Widowed 5,490 6,675 -1,185 0.82
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 8,952 12,885 -3,933 0.69
High School Graduate 21,603 28,983 -7,380 0.75
Some college or Associates degree 18,892 26,155 -7,263 0.72
Bachelor’s Degree 25,490 26,622 -1,132 0.96
Graduate or Professional Degree 18,951 20,105 -1,154 0.94
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 15,403 23,513 -8,110 0.66
$1-$9,999 20,319 57,855 -37,536 0.35
$10,000-$24,999 23,705 33,898 -10,193 0.70
$25,000-$49,999 28,230 32,306 -4,076 0.87
$50,000-$74,999 18,093 15,768 2,325 1.15
$75,000+ 17,591 19,384 -1,793 0.91
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 14,225 32,517 -18,292 0.44
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 6,343 15,824 -9,481 0.40
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 117,538 127,133 -9,595 0.92

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into New Jersey” refers to those people living in New Jersey in 2007 but another state in 2006

“People moving out of New Jersey” refers to those people living in New Jersey in 2006 but another state in 2007

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.68 means that very every 100 people leaving New Jersey for another state, 68 people are moving to New Jersey from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2007 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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