Township · New Jersey

Carneys Point Township, New Jersey

Carneys Point Township, township, in Salem County, New Jersey. Carneys Point Township had 8,766 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 8,637 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 8,665 (±32). GEOID 3403310610.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

8,766

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 8,637 · ACS 2020-2024: 8,665 ±32

Median household income

$79,245

±$8,010 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $103,556

Median home value

$201,500

±$13,678 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $454,400

Median gross rent

$1,432

±$79 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $1,720

Where is Carneys Point Township and what county is it in?

Carneys Point Township is a township in Salem County, New Jersey. It covers 16.9 square miles of land, 511 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Carneys Point Township: Carneys Point (CDP, 7,841 in 2020).

Carneys Point Township is in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 11 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Carneys Point Township (marked with a dot) in Salem County, New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Carneys Point Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 8,766 people lived in Carneys Point Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than New Jersey (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 8,637 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 8,665 (±32).

  • July 2020→2021 −39 (8,564)
  • 2021→2022 +26 (8,590)
  • 2022→2023 +59 (8,649)
  • 2023→2024 +63 (8,712)
  • 2024→2025 +54 (8,766)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureCarneys Point TownshipSalem CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Total population8,665±3265,2759,343,809+931
Households3,588±24824,8463,507,701+599
Average household size2.33±0.162.572.62no clear change
Housing units4,029±27627,7323,791,354+631

Carneys Point Township's population since 2000

From 7,684 in 2000 to 8,766 in 2025: up 14.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Carneys Point Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 7,684
  • 2005 (estimate) 7,907
  • 2010 Census 8,049
  • 2015 (estimate) 7,825
  • 2020 Census 8,637
  • 2025 (estimate) 8,766

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Carneys Point Township?

The median resident of Carneys Point Township is 44.4 years old; 16.4% are under 18 and 21.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 59.7%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 18.6%. 5.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureCarneys Point TownshipSalem CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.4±1.441.940.1no clear change
Under 18 years16.4%±2.2 pts21.9%21.8%–
65 years and over21.7%±3.2 pts19.1%17.2%–
Male51.3%±3.1 pts49.1%49.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.7%±4.0 pts11.3%22.5%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic59.7%±4.5 pts70.2%50.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic18.6%±4.5 pts13.2%12.2%no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic2.7%±1.9 pts1.0%10.0%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.3%±1.8 pts3.9%3.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.3%0.8%–
Born outside the United States5.0%±1.5 pts3.0%23.9%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)12.0%±3.3 pts8.8%33.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.3%±1.7 pts5.8%3.7%–
With a disability18.6%±2.9 pts15.7%10.8%–
No health insurance coverage4.2%±1.7 pts4.7%7.5%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)90.0%±2.9 pts90.5%90.7%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)19.1%±3.8 pts25.0%43.6%+6.5 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)4.5%±1.5 pts8.3%17.6%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier90.5%±3.4 pts90.5%90.4%–
Moved from another state in the past year2.0%±0.9 pts1.7%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Carneys Point Township earn?

Half of Carneys Point Township's 3,588 households earn less than $79,245 a year (±$8,010), against $79,960 in Salem County and $103,556 in New Jersey. In 2015-2019 it was $70,372 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureCarneys Point TownshipSalem CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$79,245±$8,010$79,960$103,556no clear change
Mean household income$86,940±$8,354$101,600$143,363–
Per capita income$37,778±$3,555$40,283$54,253no clear change
People below the poverty line11.9%±3.7 pts12.7%9.7%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line21.7%±12.6 pts20.0%13.0%no clear change
Households receiving SNAP11.8%±4.0 pts12.5%9.1%–
Households with a computer94.5%±2.8 pts94.7%95.9%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.5%±4.5 pts89.9%92.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Carneys Point Township?

Owners occupy 61.7% of Carneys Point Township's occupied homes and renters 38.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,500 by its owner (±$13,678). The median renter pays $1,432 a month including utilities, and 36.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureCarneys Point TownshipSalem CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$201,500±$13,678$239,500$454,400+$20,711
Median gross rent$1,432±$79$1,253$1,720+$231
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent36.2%±10.4 pts44.9%42.7%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,895±$85$2,074$2,829–
Owner-occupied homes61.7%±6.2 pts71.0%63.8%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes38.3%±6.2 pts29.0%36.2%–
Housing units4,029±27627,7323,791,354+631
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±2.0 pts0.3%0.7%–
Rental vacancy rate5.9%±6.7 pts6.3%3.5%–
Single-family detached homes68.8%±6.6 pts74.4%52.6%–
Mobile homes2.9%±2.0 pts3.3%0.9%–
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.5 pts0.4%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20193.1%±1.6 pts2.8%6.2%–
Built 1939 or earlier15.0%±4.9 pts21.8%17.4%–
Households with no vehicle15.9%±6.6 pts9.6%11.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Carneys Point Township building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Carneys Point Township in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 2.9 across New Jersey.

  • 2019 41 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 3 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Carneys Point Township work and get to work?

75.9% of Carneys Point Township's workers drive alone and 10.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 7.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureCarneys Point TownshipSalem CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)63.3%±4.0 pts60.5%66.4%–
Unemployment rate7.3%±4.1 pts7.4%6.3%no clear change
Drove alone to work75.9%±5.7 pts80.2%62.2%–
Carpooled10.2%±4.7 pts6.7%7.7%–
Public transportation0.2%±0.4 pts0.7%8.1%–
Walked1.5%±1.1 pts1.4%2.6%–
Worked from home10.5%±3.1 pts9.5%16.8%–
Mean travel time to work26.0 min±4.026.5 min30.5 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Carneys Point Township?

3 census tracts lie mostly in Carneys Point Township (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $65,658 (Tract 204) to $83,839 (Tract 205).

Census tracts in Carneys Point Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Carneys Point Township
Tract 205Salem County3,073 $83,839 $203,800100%
Tract 206Salem County2,934 $81,641 $209,100100%
Tract 204Salem County2,658 $65,658 $190,800100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Carneys Point Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Carneys Point Township compare with other places in New Jersey?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Carneys Point Township is the 1,424th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 146th-most populous of 241 in New Jersey.

Carneys Point Township ranks 656th of 771 places in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Carneys Point Township's rank in New Jersey (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate146th241
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)346th532
Residents per square mile659th787
Median household income656th771
Per capita income690th785
Median home value745th777
Median gross rent571st701
Poverty rate93rd539
Bachelor's degree or higher737th780
Median age286th786
Owner-occupied share615th777
Work from home565th695
Travel time to work606th787

Carneys Point Township's figures with every place in New Jersey (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Carneys Point Township?

10 of the 57 figures for Carneys Point Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Carneys Point Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.