WhittinghamNJ
A town of 2,480.
Is Whittingham a good place to live?
Whittingham’s median age is 76 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Whittingham. We don’t grade Whittingham yet; the figures below are still real.
Madison Square Garden and 437 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whittingham. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Whittingham: who provides what
Whittingham is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Whittingham.
88% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 88% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 12% of residents (40% statewide). 43% of Whittingham adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, near the New Jersey town median (45%) and above the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Whittingham’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.8 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Whittingham | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 27.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 60.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.5% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Whittingham
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Whittingham, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Whittingham has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Whittingham’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Whittingham for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Whittingham is 35 minutes. Jobs based in Whittingham grew to 700 in 2023, 563 more than in 2013.
| Whittingham | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Whittingham’s adults report frequent mental distress
8.1% of adults report frequent mental distress in Whittingham. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Whittingham. 27% of adults feel lonely in Whittingham.
| Whittingham | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 5.6% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Whittingham | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.3% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 21.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households in Whittingham own their home than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
98% of Whittingham households own their home. The median sale price was $506,000 in May 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Whittingham
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Whittingham
About 0 of every 100 Whittingham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Whittingham’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Whittingham.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittingham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Concordia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whittingham and Concordia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whittingham with a neighbor →
Questions about Whittingham
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whittingham, NJ a good place to live?
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