Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Middlesex County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for total population (67th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (85th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	871,290	9,343,809	334,922,499	67th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$111,549	$103,556	$80,734	85th of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	40.1	38.9	2266th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.6%	43.6%	35.7%	162nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$462,900	$454,400	$332,700	172nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,871	$1,720	$1,413	77th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.7%	12.5%	2738th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	6.3%	5.2%	504th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,817.4	1,270.4	n/a	50th of 3,222
Foreign Born	35.4%	23.9%	14.1%	10th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.3	n/a	n/a	236th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.6%	63.8%	65.2%	2830th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	30.5	26.4	383rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.1%	16.8%	15.1%	210th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2299th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.6%	49.8%	46.9%	629th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.1%	n/a	n/a	161st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.5%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23.6%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.7%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	72.9	66.4	61.4

Age in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	39.5	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	307,782	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.5%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.0%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.8%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.9%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$50,601	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.1%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	22.3%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.0%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	317,979	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	52.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.0%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.2%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.4%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$9,712	$9,590	n/a

Education in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	10.8%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.8%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.9%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.2%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.4%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.2%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.3%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.9%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.2%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.8%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Statistic	Middlesex County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.8%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	20.1%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	15.2%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	52.6%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	18.4%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	35.6%	24.5%	16.7%

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