Watchung, New Jersey Population History 1990 - 2017
Latest Data (2017)
| Population | 5,985 |
| Nationwide Rank | 4264 |
Quick Facts
Watchung, New Jersey is the 4,264th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Watchung, New Jersey is a borough.
Watchung, New Jersey is currently 7.0% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Watchung, New Jersey is growing moderately quickly. It is growing faster than 76% of similarly sized cities since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4254 | Basehor, Kansas | 6,015 | 156.9% |
| 4255 | Grafton, Ohio | 6,015 | 0.0% |
| 4256 | Kodiak, Alaska | 6,013 | -5.6% |
| 4257 | Litchfield Park, Arizona | 6,009 | 57.2% |
| 4258 | Bay Harbor Islands, Florida | 6,006 | 16.9% |
| 4259 | Darlington, South Carolina | 5,999 | -11.7% |
| 4260 | International Falls, Minnesota | 5,992 | -10.1% |
| 4261 | Rochester, Indiana | 5,990 | -6.9% |
| 4262 | Littlefield, Texas | 5,988 | -7.5% |
| 4263 | Northville, Michigan | 5,988 | -7.3% |
| 4264 | Watchung, New Jersey | 5,985 | 22.8% |
| 4265 | Patterson, Louisiana | 5,982 | 16.8% |
| 4266 | Cherryville, North Carolina | 5,978 | 8.1% |
| 4267 | Geneva, Ohio | 5,975 | -9.3% |
| 4268 | Harrisburg, South Dakota | 5,968 | 505.2% |
| 4269 | Hardeeville, South Carolina | 5,967 | 181.9% |
| 4270 | Slaton, Texas | 5,967 | -2.3% |
| 4271 | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | 5,965 | -14.0% |
| 4272 | Countryside, Illinois | 5,964 | -1.7% |
| 4273 | Prospect Park, New Jersey | 5,964 | 3.1% |
| 4274 | Colusa, California | 5,963 | 9.7% |
Similarly Sized Cities In New Jersey
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2705 | Freehold | 11,894 | 8.0% |
| 2723 | Wallington | 11,781 | 1.7% |
| 2725 | Florham Park | 11,765 | 9.9% |
| 2736 | River Edge | 11,724 | 7.1% |
| 2743 | Guttenberg | 11,695 | 7.7% |
| 2774 | Bellmawr | 11,489 | 2.0% |
| 2784 | Haddonfield | 11,435 | -1.7% |
| 2785 | Ridgefield | 11,435 | 5.4% |
| 2801 | Gloucester City | 11,342 | -1.0% |
| 2803 | Westwood | 11,326 | 2.9% |
| 2815 | Franklin Lakes | 11,255 | 7.6% |
| 2816 | Beachwood | 11,248 | 8.2% |
| 2827 | Ocean City | 11,206 | -27.2% |
| 2828 | Pompton Lakes | 11,206 | 5.2% |
| 2862 | Little Ferry | 11,000 | 1.8% |
| 2887 | Totowa | 10,817 | 9.2% |
| 2935 | Hillsdale | 10,581 | 4.8% |
| 2946 | Pine Hill | 10,536 | -3.0% |
| 2955 | Somers Point | 10,480 | -9.6% |
| 2959 | Bound Brook | 10,468 | 3.9% |
| 2960 | Lincoln Park | 10,468 | -4.1% |
| 2972 | Manville | 10,414 | 1.4% |
| 3017 | Ventnor City | 10,239 | -20.5% |
| 3024 | Kinnelon | 10,213 | 8.9% |
| 3048 | Waldwick | 10,092 | 4.9% |
| 3076 | East Rutherford | 9,928 | 13.9% |
| 3079 | Woodbury | 9,919 | -3.6% |
| 3097 | Maywood | 9,860 | 3.5% |
| 3103 | Burlington | 9,832 | 1.0% |
| 3110 | Keansburg | 9,806 | -8.8% |
| 3154 | Hackettstown | 9,554 | 5.6% |
| 3208 | Leonia | 9,262 | 3.9% |
| 3259 | Wood-Ridge | 9,018 | 18.0% |
| 3275 | Brigantine | 8,963 | -28.7% |
| 3279 | Park Ridge | 8,944 | 2.9% |
| 3281 | Cresskill | 8,935 | 15.1% |
| 3283 | Chatham | 8,928 | 5.6% |
| 3302 | Matawan | 8,869 | -0.7% |
| 3307 | South Amboy | 8,857 | 11.8% |
| 3308 | Pitman | 8,846 | -5.0% |
| 3331 | Closter | 8,766 | 4.4% |
| 3345 | Audubon | 8,733 | -4.7% |
| 3349 | Montvale | 8,724 | 23.6% |
| 3366 | Clayton | 8,676 | 21.5% |
| 3386 | North Haledon | 8,570 | 8.0% |
| 3387 | Bogota | 8,567 | 3.9% |
| 3416 | Haledon | 8,463 | 2.4% |
| 3419 | Spotswood | 8,456 | 7.0% |
| 3430 | Upper Saddle River | 8,415 | 8.6% |
| 3438 | Runnemede | 8,390 | -1.5% |
| 3448 | Northfield | 8,360 | 8.1% |
| 3453 | Boonton | 8,354 | -1.5% |
| 3471 | Oradell | 8,314 | 3.3% |
| 3472 | Kenilworth | 8,312 | 8.2% |
| 3483 | Absecon | 8,283 | 8.4% |
| 3497 | Bloomingdale | 8,242 | 8.2% |
| 3554 | Caldwell | 8,085 | 6.6% |
| 3575 | Raritan | 8,011 | 27.3% |
| 3585 | West Long Branch | 7,972 | -3.6% |
| 3622 | Newton | 7,860 | -4.7% |
| 3636 | Bernardsville | 7,815 | 6.7% |
| 3642 | Fanwood | 7,808 | 8.7% |
| 3658 | Butler | 7,774 | 3.2% |
| 3665 | Emerson | 7,739 | 7.4% |
| 3675 | Glen Ridge | 7,704 | 6.1% |
| 3710 | Berlin | 7,606 | 22.1% |
| 3717 | Haddon Heights | 7,588 | 0.7% |
| 3769 | Dunellen | 7,407 | 8.4% |
| 3776 | Midland Park | 7,384 | 6.3% |
| 3837 | Palmyra | 7,221 | 1.0% |
| 3855 | Milltown | 7,162 | 2.0% |
| 3884 | Keyport | 7,085 | -6.6% |
| 3899 | Stratford | 7,015 | -3.3% |
| 3910 | Mountainside | 6,982 | 5.7% |
| 3932 | Allendale | 6,906 | 2.9% |
| 3946 | Rumson | 6,864 | -4.0% |
| 3947 | Linwood | 6,855 | -4.5% |
| 3975 | Barrington | 6,781 | -4.1% |
| 3996 | North Caldwell | 6,730 | -8.7% |
| 4056 | Wharton | 6,571 | 4.4% |
| 4075 | Washington | 6,524 | -2.7% |
| 4095 | Rockaway | 6,474 | 0.1% |
| 4153 | Carlstadt | 6,314 | 6.6% |
| 4224 | Margate City | 6,083 | -25.7% |
| 4231 | Jamesburg | 6,068 | 0.0% |
| 4245 | Old Tappan | 6,042 | 9.8% |
| 4264 | Watchung | 5,985 | 22.8% |
| 4273 | Prospect Park | 5,964 | 3.1% |
| 4280 | Fair Haven | 5,950 | 0.0% |
| 4290 | Roseland | 5,937 | 12.1% |
| 4297 | Paulsboro | 5,920 | -3.8% |
| 4305 | Little Silver | 5,908 | -4.5% |
| 4307 | Manasquan | 5,903 | -6.7% |
| 4308 | Woodcliff Lake | 5,903 | 2.5% |
| 4312 | Norwood | 5,895 | 1.2% |
| 4324 | Mount Arlington | 5,868 | 24.5% |
| 4365 | Oceanport | 5,755 | -1.1% |
| 4392 | Belmar | 5,682 | -6.2% |
| 4431 | Morris Plains | 5,581 | -0.7% |
| 4440 | Union Beach | 5,562 | -16.5% |
| 4466 | Somerdale | 5,508 | 6.2% |
| 4485 | Englewood Cliffs | 5,453 | 2.0% |
| 4521 | Hightstown | 5,384 | 3.0% |
| 4684 | Wildwood | 5,070 | -6.4% |
| 4706 | Demarest | 5,032 | 3.7% |
| 4728 | Northvale | 4,985 | 11.5% |
| 4735 | Mendham | 4,978 | -2.4% |
| 4746 | Clementon | 4,959 | -0.3% |
| 4820 | Harrington Park | 4,846 | 2.1% |
| 4828 | Penns Grove | 4,831 | -0.8% |
| 4833 | Highlands | 4,821 | -5.2% |
| 4848 | Franklin | 4,775 | -7.4% |
| 4849 | Salem | 4,774 | -18.2% |
| 4876 | Brielle | 4,724 | -3.7% |
| 4890 | Neptune City | 4,708 | -10.1% |
| 4921 | South Bound Brook | 4,657 | 4.5% |
| 4935 | Mount Ephraim | 4,635 | 3.2% |
| 4943 | Flemington | 4,621 | 9.8% |
| 4947 | Spring Lake Heights | 4,618 | -11.9% |
| 4989 | Point Pleasant Beach | 4,544 | -14.4% |
| 5061 | Buena | 4,429 | 14.5% |
| 5079 | Garwood | 4,408 | 6.1% |
| 5122 | Mountain Lakes | 4,345 | 1.9% |
| 5140 | Atlantic Highlands | 4,311 | -8.6% |
| 5148 | Magnolia | 4,303 | -2.0% |
| 5191 | Riverdale | 4,247 | 69.7% |
| 5208 | Bradley Beach | 4,225 | -12.1% |
| 5227 | Westville | 4,194 | -6.6% |
| 5234 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 4,183 | 2.9% |
| 5240 | Egg Harbor City | 4,174 | -7.9% |
| 5279 | Shrewsbury | 4,122 | 14.5% |
| 5351 | Medford Lakes | 4,013 | -4.0% |
| 5368 | Oaklyn | 3,996 | -4.3% |
| 5481 | North Wildwood | 3,843 | -22.0% |
| 5489 | Bordentown | 3,835 | -3.2% |
| 5498 | Lambertville | 3,824 | -1.2% |
| 5541 | South Toms River | 3,772 | 3.8% |
| 5544 | Merchantville | 3,770 | -0.7% |
| 5715 | High Bridge | 3,542 | -6.3% |
| 5749 | Haworth | 3,497 | 3.1% |
| 5760 | Cape May | 3,480 | -13.6% |
| 5783 | Woodstown | 3,454 | 9.9% |
| 5848 | Tuckerton | 3,372 | -4.1% |
| 5874 | Stanhope | 3,341 | -6.7% |
| 5965 | Saddle River | 3,262 | 0.0% |
| 5989 | Monmouth Beach | 3,236 | -10.2% |
| 5995 | Netcong | 3,229 | -0.1% |
| 6078 | Wildwood Crest | 3,137 | -21.0% |
| 6087 | Hamburg | 3,132 | -0.4% |
| 6229 | Woodbury Heights | 2,996 | 0.3% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,985 | 4,264 |
| 2016 | 5,949 | 4,270 |
| 2015 | 5,916 | 4,277 |
| 2014 | 5,863 | 4,289 |
| 2013 | 5,865 | 4,275 |
| 2012 | 5,836 | 4,268 |
| 2011 | 5,822 | 4,260 |
| 2010 | 5,801 | 4,248 |
| 2009 | 6,512 | 3,909 |
| 2008 | 6,472 | 3,907 |
| 2007 | 6,450 | 3,896 |
| 2006 | 5,895 | 4,117 |
| 2005 | 5,868 | 4,093 |
| 2004 | 5,816 | 4,096 |
| 2003 | 5,805 | 4,082 |
| 2002 | 5,104 | 4,388 |
| 2001 | 4,892 | 4,480 |
| 2000 | 4,870 | 4,471 |
| 1990 | 6,433 | 3,430 |