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New Brunswick, New Jersey

Interactive maps of population, income, age, housing, education and health for New Brunswick, New Jersey, beside the state and national figures.

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Total Population56,3459,343,809334,922,499
Median Household Income$65,810$103,556$80,734
Median Age24.840.138.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher23.4%43.6%35.7%
Median Home Value$353,800$454,400$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,814$1,720$1,413
Poverty Rate32.0%9.7%12.5%
Unemployment Rate8.1%6.3%5.2%
Foreign Born39.9%23.9%14.1%
Homeownership Rate21.4%63.8%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.330.526.4
Worked from Home11.0%16.8%15.1%
Married-Couple Households25.6%49.8%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Age in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Median Age24.840.138.9
Under 18 %21.5%21.8%22.0%
Age 18-24 %29.0%8.4%9.1%
Age 25-34 %14.6%12.9%13.7%
Age 35-44 %12.8%13.3%13.2%
Age 45-64 %15.7%26.5%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %6.4%17.2%17.2%

Households and families in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Households15,6763,507,701129,227,496
Average Household Size3.12.62.5
Family Households57.8%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children35.6%31.2%29.5%
Single-Parent Families32.2%18.0%17.3%
People Living Alone26.9%26.4%28.7%
Never Married67.2%34.9%34.4%

Income and poverty in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Per Capita Income$25,416$54,253$44,673
Households Under $25,00027.6%11.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99910.2%12.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99917.8%18.1%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More8.8%21.6%13.4%
Poverty Rate32.0%9.7%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty54.1%21.7%28.2%
SNAP Households20.9%9.1%n/a

Housing in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Housing Units16,8543,791,354143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes21.4%52.6%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units43.6%21.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate7.0%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,968.01,970.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied78.6%36.2%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income35.2%30.9%30.6%
Median Property Tax$6,316$9,590n/a

Education in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Less than High School32.7%9.3%10.4%
High School Graduate29.3%25.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree14.6%21.7%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree13.1%26.1%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree10.3%17.6%14.1%

Work and commuting in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Labour Force Participation66.1%66.4%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work40.9%62.2%68.8%
Public Transit4.6%8.1%3.2%
Walked to Work14.7%2.6%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes32.7%21.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour6.3%13.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car26.4%11.1%n/a

Origins and language in New Brunswick, New Jersey

StatisticNew BrunswickNew JerseyUnited States
Born in State of Residence40.6%50.8%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens10.1%13.5%7.4%
Non-Citizens29.8%10.5%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home42.6%66.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home48.6%17.2%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency27.3%24.5%16.7%

Cities near New Brunswick

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.