Census Reporter

Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ

113,395 Population
82.9 square miles 1,367.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$57,065 ±$3,421 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $44,888 ±$352
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$122,671 ±$10,221 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $85,751 ±$760
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

3.7% ±2.2% (4,164  ±2,526) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 798,262 (±0.3% / ±25,821)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

38.2 minutes ±1 (2,063,030  ±70,422) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 32.2 133,166,730 (±0.1 / ±581,610)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

42,386 ±1,863 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,286,264 ±9,466
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (112,289  ±5,051) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 8,701,703 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

2% ±1.1% (543  ±289) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 4.7% 95,678 (±0.3% / ±5,234)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

44,779 ±2,082 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,641,854 ±1,185
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$439,900 ±$21,324 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $348,800 ±$1,764
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

16.8% ±5.6% (18,923  ±6,339.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 10.3% 902,872 (±0.3% / ±26,958.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

93.7% ±3.9% (77,863  ±4,569.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.3% 5,591,610 (±0.6% / ±37,408.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
64.3% ±3.1% (53,446  ±3,406.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 41.2% 2,551,765 (±0.4% / ±23,822)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

46% ±1.7% (49,388  ±1,877.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 31.3% 2,617,770 (±0.2% / ±12,188)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

43.4% ±3.5% (49,169  ±4,473) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 23.4% 2,074,686 (±0.3% / ±23,672)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

2.9% ±1% (2,566  ±899) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 4.4% 302,777 (±0.1% / ±9,193)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
2,566 Total veterans ±899 2,423 Male ±826 143 Female ±188

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