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Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ

129,348 Population
44.9 square miles 2,881.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,431 ±$2,977 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
$113,367 ±$7,201 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.5% ±2.3% (12,095  ±2,940) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.1 minutes ±1.6 (1,973,420  ±170,382) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

46,500 ±2,307 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.2 (127,918  ±4,585) Persons per household
  • a little 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

2.9% ±1.5% (930  ±476) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,332 ±2,329 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$496,100 ±$22,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±2.7% (12,480  ±3,459) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±4.1% (82,621  ±5,028.9) 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)
45.2% ±3.3% (40,918  ±3,463.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as 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)

40.8% ±1.6% (47,340  ±1,845.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

30.5% ±3.3% (39,380  ±4,434) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.8% ±0.9% (2,903  ±917) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,903 Total veterans ±917 2,579 Male ±805 324 Female ±323

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