Ledgewood, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Morris County County

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

5,150 Population 930/sq mi density

$125,000 Median Income $56,203 per capita

$454,100 Home Value $632,480 Zillow

$1,570 Median Rent 45.1% income on rent

53°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

92 Violent Crime/100K 1,165 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.6 / 5.0

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

B+

Economy

3.8 / 5.0

$125,000 median income, 12.3% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.6 / 5.0

$454,100 home value, $1,570/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

92 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

62.5% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-3.2%

5,320 → 5,150

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-1.61%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+23.6%

$101,122 → $125,000

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+11.18%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Ledgewood 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

4,597

-553 from 2023 (5,150)

Projected Median Income 2030

$262,480

+$137,480 from 2023 ($125,000)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	5,320	—	$101,122	—
2023	5,150	-3.2%	$125,000	+23.6%

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