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Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ

119,233 Population
34.2 square miles 3,489.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,100 ±$2,713 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$122,113 ±$10,711 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

4.9% ±2.2% (5,803  ±2,629) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.6 minutes ±0.8 (1,511,455  ±61,820) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

41,644 ±2,320 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.2 (118,688  ±5,527) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±1.8% (920  ±498) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,537 ±2,326 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$561,700 ±$23,149 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

6.4% ±2% (7,563  ±2,383.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.9% ±3.5% (76,183  ±4,959.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.8% ±3.3% (40,077  ±3,500.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

47.2% ±2.3% (53,326  ±2,660.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

34.2% ±3.2% (40,783  ±4,267) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.4% ±0.8% (2,245  ±792) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,245 Total veterans ±792 1,962 Male ±692 283 Female ±254

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