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East Brunswick township, Middlesex County, NJ

47,819 Population
21.8 square miles 2,195.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 39.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,857 ±$2,010 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $39,599 ±$368
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $42,745 ±$199
$115,445 ±$6,654 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Middlesex County: $89,533 ±$1,177
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $82,545 ±$400

6.1% ±1.5% (2,888  ±700) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Middlesex County: 8.5% 67,683 (±0.4% / ±3,388)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 10% 869,081 (±0.2% / ±15,206)

39.8 minutes ±1.3 (906,755  ±39,774) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 34.4 13,128,370 (±0.3 / ±146,076)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 32.2 133,166,730 (±0.1 / ±581,610)

Families

16,840 ±334 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 285,005 ±1,074
  • New Jersey: 3,231,874 ±7,167
2.8 ±0.1 (47,597  ±143) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 2.8 796,280 (±0 / ±1,319)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 8,694,933 (±0)

2.7% ±1.1% (289  ±116) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 9,071 (±0.3% / ±642)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 4.8% 99,738 (±0.1% / ±2,285)

Housing

17,623 ±414 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 301,566 ±502
  • New Jersey: 3,616,614 ±596

$398,400 ±$8,022 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $344,100 ±$1,761
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $335,600 ±$797

6.6% ±1.2% (3,134  ±568) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 10.4% 84,921 (±0.5% / ±3,910.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 10.2% 898,984 (±0.1% / ±11,270.3)

Social

94.4% ±3% (32,582  ±1,080.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 89.8% 510,079 (±0.8% / ±4,321.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 89.8% 5,520,448 (±0.3% / ±16,297.9)
56% ±2.1% (19,313  ±770.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Middlesex County: 43.6% 247,379 (±0.5% / ±2,836.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 39.7% 2,440,951 (±0.2% / ±9,872.7)

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

32.3% ±1.8% (15,442  ±855) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Middlesex County: 32.8% 271,251 (±0.3% / ±2,801)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 22.4% 1,992,027 (±0.1% / ±11,424)

3.5% ±0.6% (1,334  ±216) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Middlesex County: 3.8% 24,709 (±0.1% / ±884)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 4.7% 321,991 (±0.1% / ±3,253)
1,334 Total veterans ±216 1,279 Male ±211 55 Female ±43

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