Gillette, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Union County County

3.8 /5.0

B+ Good

2,739 Population 634/sq mi density

$160,272 Median Income $79,539 per capita

$634,400 Home Value $967,270 Zillow

53°F Avg Temperature 271 sunny days/yr

136 Violent Crime/100K 5,835 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.8 / 5.0

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

A+

Economy

4.8 / 5.0

$160,272 median income, 1.7% unemployment

Affordability

4.5 / 5.0

$634,400 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

136 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

68.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021, 2023)

Population Change

+3.4%

2,648 → 2,739

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+1.7%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+8.4%

$147,813 → $160,272

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+4.13%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Gillette 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

3,082

+343 from 2023 (2,739)

Projected Median Income 2030

$212,759

+$52,487 from 2023 ($160,272)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	2,648	-	$147,813	-
2023	2,739	+3.4%	$160,272	+8.4%

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