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South Brunswick township, Middlesex County, NJ

46,686 Population
40.6 square miles 1,149.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6463%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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35%White5%†Black0%Native48%Asian0%†Islander1%†Other3%†Two+7%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$67,218 ±$3,717 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Middlesex County: $49,417 ±$514
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$145,575 ±$9,096 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Middlesex County: $109,028 ±$1,808
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

4% ±1% (1,853  ±486) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 8.5% 71,078 (±0.4% / ±3,381)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty4%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty6%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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34.7 minutes ±3.2 (639,175  ±41,038) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 31.9 11,335,615 (±0.4 / ±177,750)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

16,844 ±456 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 305,610 ±933
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.8 ±0.1 (46,610  ±67) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 2.7 836,526 (±0 / ±452)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

Population by household type

Married couples81%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married65%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale27%Female25%†
Now marriedMale67%Female62%
DivorcedMale3%†Female8%†
WidowedMale2%†Female6%†
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2.1% ±1.1% (224  ±121) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 9,347 (±0.4% / ±798)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-296%†30-352%†35-394%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

17,134 ±441 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 316,633 ±182
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied98%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied76%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$544,000 ±$22,843 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $439,300 ±$3,579
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

7.9% ±1.7% (3,679  ±789.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Middlesex County: 10.7% 91,298 (±0.4% / ±3,634.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

95% ±3.6% (30,991  ±1,321.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 89.3% 530,668 (±0.9% / ±5,472.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
67.4% ±3% (21,994  ±1,054.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 45.1% 268,170 (±0.6% / ±3,707.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

Population by highest level of education

5%†No degree13%†High school15%†Some college36%Bachelor's31%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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41.6% ±2.5% (19,423  ±1,169) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 34.7% 298,599
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

3% ±0.9% (1,088  ±318) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Middlesex County: 3.2% 21,751 (±0.2% / ±1,232)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII117†Korea260†Vietnam230†Gulf (1990s)282†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,088 Total veterans ±318 1,011 Male ±318 77 Female ±66

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for South Brunswick township, Middlesex County, NJ <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3402368790-south-brunswick-township-middlesex-county-nj/>