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BG 2, Tract 523, Somerset, NJ

2,788 Population
2.8 square miles 986.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±8.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Watchung: 48.1 † ±7.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Somerset County: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$90,189 ±$19,085 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Watchung: $89,210 † ±$11,336
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Somerset County: $72,193 ±$1,184
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$174,297 ±$24,006 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Watchung: $173,672 ±$13,493
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Somerset County: $140,374 ±$3,294
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

989 ±212 Number of households
  • Watchung: 2,357 ±168
  • Somerset County: 130,802 ±435
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
2.7 ±0.1 (2,705  ±597) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Watchung: 2.7 6,273 (±0.2 / ±21)
  • a little higher than the figure in Somerset County: 2.6 345,878 (±0 / ±75)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

1,102 ±209 Number of housing units
  • Watchung: 2,470 ±171
  • Somerset County: 133,639 ±156
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$949,100 ±$88,288 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Watchung: $882,500 ±$24,644
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Somerset County: $552,100 ±$7,374
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

95.7% ±25.4% (1,879  ±335.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Watchung: 95.6% † 4,609 (±10.2% / ±549.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Somerset County: 94% 233,031 (±1.4% / ±3,419.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
65% ±4.3% (1,275  ±263.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Watchung: 64% † 3,087 (±8.1% / ±425)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Somerset County: 57.8% 143,265 (±1% / ±2,551.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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

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3.5% ±2.8% (74  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Watchung: 3.8% † 194 (±1.9% / ±99)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Somerset County: 3.2% 8,875 (±0.3% / ±733)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
74 Total veterans ±60 74 Male ±60 N/A Female ±14

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