Six Mile Run vs South Bound Brook

A side-by-side comparison of Six Mile Run and South Bound Brook: population, income, housing, and more.

Six Mile Run and South Bound Brook are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Bound Brook has the higher population (4,833 vs 3,185 in Six Mile Run). Six Mile Run has the higher median household income ($141,181 vs $102,019 in South Bound Brook). Six Mile Run has the higher median home value ($495,200 vs $345,300 in South Bound Brook).

Population, income & housing

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
Population	3,185	4,833
Median age	37.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$141,181	$102,019
Median home value	$495,200	$345,300
Median gross rent	$1,972	$1,822
Housing units	1,386	1,870
Homeownership rate	64.5%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
Population	2,898 → 3,185 (+9.9%)	4,534 → 4,833 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$86,591 → $141,181 (+63.0%)	$85,223 → $102,019 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$528,500 → $495,200 (-6.3%)	$248,800 → $345,300 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,629 → $1,972 (+21.1%)	$1,422 → $1,822 (+28.1%)

Six Mile Run

Population

2,8983,185

Median household income

$86,591$141,181

Median home value

$528,500$495,200

Median gross rent

$1,629$1,972

South Bound Brook

Population

4,5344,833

Median household income

$85,223$102,019

Median home value

$248,800$345,300

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
Under 5	2.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	28.4%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.8%
75 and over	3.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
White (non-Hispanic)	30.5%	41.6%
Black or African American	28.0%	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	27.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	38.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
No high school diploma	8.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	12.8%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	33.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
Drove alone	65.2%	74.1%
Carpooled	1.4%	11.2%
Public transit	4.5%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.7%	9.0%
Other means	7.1%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
1-unit, detached	37.8%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	31.2%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	20.4%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	8.8%
20 or more units	10.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Six Mile Run	South Bound Brook
Poverty rate	0.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1986	1966