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Carteret borough, Middlesex County, NJ

25,496 Population
4.4 square miles 5,806.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Middlesex County: 39.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,591 ±$3,193 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Middlesex County: $50,601 ±$489
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$96,862 ±$15,768 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Middlesex County: $111,549 ±$1,881
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±1.8% (2,095  ±448) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 8.6% 72,664 (±0.5% / ±4,149)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.4 minutes ±2 (341,650  ±30,992) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 31.2 11,036,355 (±0.3 / ±168,653)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,224 ±377 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 307,782 ±1,150
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.1 (25,467  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 2.8 846,088 (±0 / ±339)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.4% ±3.9% (626  ±268) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% † 9,537 (±0.5% / ±973)
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,741 ±461 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 317,979 ±208
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$405,800 ±$22,374 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Middlesex County: $462,900 ±$2,710
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.7% ±2.1% (1,682  ±538) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Middlesex County: 10.4% 89,375 (±0.5% / ±4,303.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.4% ±5.1% (14,347  ±1,020.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 89.2% 536,965 (±0.9% / ±5,557.6)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.1% ±3.5% (5,053  ±614.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Middlesex County: 45.6% 274,455 (±0.6% / ±3,622)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

33.7% ±4.1% (8,591  ±1,052) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 35.4% 308,388
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±1.1% (724  ±212) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 3% 20,594 (±0.2% / ±1,093)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
724 Total veterans ±212 674 Male ±201 50 Female ±61

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