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Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ

140,828 Population
84.1 square miles 1,673.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$61,453 ±$4,083 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$125,908 ±$7,922 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.3% ±1.3% (5,960  ±1,778) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

36.3 minutes ±0.6 (1,842,190  ±74,909) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

53,615 ±2,309 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (139,838  ±4,099) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2.5% (1,090  ±673) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

55,399 ±2,563 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$536,200 ±$30,592 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5% ±1.7% (6,961  ±2,317.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.6% ±4% (99,698  ±5,310.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
47.6% ±2.9% (50,157  ±3,469.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

30.8% ±1.6% (39,548  ±2,032.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

27.1% ±3% (38,090  ±4,401) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.5% ±1.2% (5,140  ±1,358) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,140 Total veterans ±1,358 4,996 Male ±1,379 144 Female ±139

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