Cookstown, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Mercer County County

3.7 /5.0

B+ Good

521 Population 208/sq mi density

$110,938 Median Income $58,970 per capita

$369,600 Home Value $555,720 Zillow

53°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

166 Violent Crime/100K 607 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.7 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

4.8 / 5.0

$110,938 median income, 3.1% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.8 / 5.0

$369,600 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

166 violent crimes/100K

Education

4.0 / 5.0

37.9% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-15.3%

615 → 521

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-7.96%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+4.8%

$105,833 → $110,938

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+2.38%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Cookstown across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

292

-229 from 2023 (521)

Projected Median Income 2030

$130,794

+$19,856 from 2023 ($110,938)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	615	—	$105,833	—
2023	521	-15.3%	$110,938	+4.8%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.