Right Now
Temperature
78.8°F
Conditions
Partly Cloudy
Humidity
70%
Wind
10.3 mph
Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny, high near 82°F, low around 61°F
Source: National Weather Service.
Active Weather Alerts
No active alerts right now.
Recent Earthquakes
- 6 km SW of Chester, New JerseyM 1.1
Gas Prices
EIA does not publish a state-level retail gasoline series for New Jersey. See national gas prices.
Electricity
commercial price
16.63¢/kWh
industrial price
13.9¢/kWh
residential price
22.63¢/kWh
Energy mix (generation share)
natural gas: 48.6%nuclear: 45.9%solar: 3.3%other: 2.2%wind: 0.0%hydro: 0.0%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
887174.6
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
688124
All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey
947.27
Unemployment Rate
4.5%
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), New Jersey-specific series.
Housing
Median home value
$454,400
Median gross rent
$1,720/mo
Homeownership rate
63.83%
Housing units
3,791,354
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Population & Income
Median age
40.1
Median household income
$103,556
Per capita income
$54,253
Poverty rate
9.7%
Unemployment rate (ACS)
6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher
43.6%
Avg. commute
25 min
Veterans
3.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Race & Ethnicity
White alone
54.0%
Black or African American
12.8%
Asian
10.1%
Hispanic or Latino
22.5%