Middlesex County, NJ

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Middlesex County, New Jersey demographics

Population: 858,770
Median age: 39.1

Median household income: 96,883

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Population

2021858,770
2020825,015
2019825,920
2018826,698
2017837,288
2016831,852
2015830,300
2014824,046
2013817,026
2012811,064
2011804,299
2010798,882
2009781,957

Middlesex County, NJ cities

Avenel CDP - 17,132

Brownville CDP - 2,368

Carteret borough - 25,077

Colonia CDP - 18,776

Concordia CDP - 2,746

Cranbury CDP - 2,217

Dayton CDP - 8,185

Dunellen borough - 7,580

Fords CDP - 12,897

Heathcote CDP - 7,056

Helmetta borough - 2,365

Highland Park borough - 14,947

Iselin CDP - 17,684

Jamesburg borough - 5,784

Kendall Park CDP - 10,560

Kingston CDP - 1,041

Laurence Harbor CDP - 6,292

Madison Park CDP - 8,014

Metuchen borough - 14,883

Middlesex borough - 14,513

Milltown borough - 7,019

Monmouth Junction CDP - 9,728

New Brunswick city - 55,671

Old Bridge CDP - 28,252

Perth Amboy city - 55,046

Plainsboro Center CDP - 2,768

Port Reading CDP - 3,928

Princeton Meadows CDP - 15,491

Rossmoor CDP - 2,780

Sayreville borough - 45,062

Sewaren CDP - 3,342

South Amboy city - 9,320

South Plainfield borough - 24,251

South River borough - 16,087

Spotswood borough - 8,163

Whittingham CDP - 2,437

Woodbridge CDP - 21,314

Middlesex County, NJ ZIP Codes

Census data for Middlesex County, New Jersey

Demographic and housing estimates in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Total population
Total population858,770
Male426,364
Female432,406
Population by age
Total population858,770
Under 5 years48,324
5 to 9 years51,907
10 to 14 years54,440
15 to 19 years58,030
20 to 24 years54,246
25 to 34 years112,330
35 to 44 years119,159
45 to 54 years117,405
55 to 59 years59,593
60 to 64 years53,700
65 to 74 years76,314
75 to 84 years36,711
85 years and over16,611
Median age (years)39.1
Under 18 years187,867
16 years and over692,993
18 years and over670,903
21 years and over631,876
62 years and over160,808
65 years and over129,636
Population by race
Total population858,770
One race803,985
   White441,363
   Black or African American87,519
   American Indian and Alaska Native3,868
   Asian211,678
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander353
   Some other race59,204
Two or more races54,785
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population566,241
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population276,711
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population289,530

Social characteristics in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Households by type
Total households299,455
Family households (families)167,293
Married-couple family16,086
Male householder, no wife present, family43,636
Female householder, no husband present, family29,743
Nonfamily households72,440
Average household size91,396
Average family size2.78

Economic characteristics in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households299,455
Less than $10,00010,735
$10,000 to $14,9997,612
$15,000 to $24,99914,872
$25,000 to $34,99915,880
$35,000 to $49,99924,936
$50,000 to $74,99941,749
$75,000 to $99,99938,452
$100,000 to $149,99960,026
$150,000 to $199,99937,309
$200,000 or more47,884
Median household income (dollars)96,883

Housing characteristics in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Housing occupancy
Total housing units313,219
Occupied housing units299,455
Vacant housing units13,764
Units in structure
Total housing units313,219
1-unit, detached165,546
1-unit, attached34,778
2 units21,503
3 or 4 units16,832
5 to 9 units18,266
10 to 19 units25,126
20 or more units28,853
Mobile home2,315
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units313,219
Built 2014 or later236
Built 2010 to 201316,288
Built 2000 to 200925,575
Built 1990 to 199933,650
Built 1980 to 198951,313
Built 1970 to 197936,385
Built 1960 to 196947,214
Built 1950 to 195950,385
Built 1940 to 194917,928
Built 1939 or earlier34,245
Rooms
Total housing units313,219
1 room6,212
2 rooms7,722
3 rooms34,801
4 rooms49,889
5 rooms52,375
6 rooms51,419
7 rooms38,827
8 rooms34,408
9 rooms or more37,566
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units313,219
No bedroom6,953
1 bedroom45,843
2 bedrooms85,328
3 bedrooms98,002
4 bedrooms61,826
5 or more bedrooms15,267
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units299,455
Owner-occupied191,463
Renter-occupied107,992
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.88
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.60
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units299,455
Moved in 2017 or later25,952
Moved in 2015 to 201678,936
Moved in 2010 to 201449,092
Moved in 2000 to 200968,467
Moved in 1990 to 199937,466
Moved in 1989 and earlier39,542
Value
Owner-occupied units191,463
Less than $50,0003,813
$50,000 to $99,9992,704
$100,000 to $149,9993,602
$150,000 to $199,9998,165
$200,000 to $299,99942,354
$300,000 to $499,99989,895
$500,000 to $999,99938,450
$1,000,000 or more2,480
Median (dollars)362,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units191,463
Housing units with a mortgage124,334
Housing units without a mortgage67,129
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent104,446
Less than $5005,305
$500 to $9995,707
$1,000 to $1,49933,302
$1,500 to $1,99935,358
$2,000 to $2,49918,655
$2,500 to $2,9994,146
$3,000 or more1,973
Median (dollars)1,612
No rent paid3,546

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