Avenel

Population: 17,143
Median household income: $95,935
Median home value: $351,200

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Avenel is a community with a population of 17,143. The median household income of $95,935 is below the Middlesex County median ($109,028).

From 2019 to 2023, Avenel's population declined 7.8% from 18,592 to 17,143, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $262,800 to $351,200.

Households average 2.49 people. The median gross rent is $1,839.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,143
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $95,935
Median home value: $351,200
Median gross rent: $1,839
Housing units: 5,693
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,59217,143

Median household income

$70,035$95,935

Median home value

$262,800$351,200

Median gross rent

$1,483$1,839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,592	$70,035	$262,800	$1,483
2020	17,175	$71,990	$277,100	$1,453
2021	17,132	$75,947	$288,100	$1,515
2022	17,211	$84,549	$326,700	$1,722
2023	17,143	$95,935	$351,200	$1,839

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,032	6.0%
5 to 17	2,050	12.0%
18 to 24	1,064	6.2%
25 to 34	2,807	16.4%
35 to 44	2,636	15.4%
45 to 54	2,534	14.8%
55 to 64	2,869	16.7%
65 to 74	1,406	8.2%
75 and over	745	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,290	30.9%
Black or African American	4,369	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	3,419	19.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	413	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,631	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,602	12.3%
High school graduate	4,563	35.1%
Some college or associate's	3,011	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,379	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,442	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit10.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,374	71.4%
Carpooled	516	6.9%
Public transit	775	10.3%
Walked	94	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	667	8.9%
Other means	101	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,489	21.7%
15 to 29 min	1,903	27.7%
30 to 44 min	1,571	22.9%
45 to 59 min	841	12.3%
60+ min	1,056	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 8.5% (1,197 of 14,051)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,485	61.9%
Nonfamily households	2,144	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,629	98.9%
Vacant	64	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,799	49.7%
Renter-occupied	2,830	50.3%

1-unit, detached41.1%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units22.7%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,339	41.1%
1-unit, attached	283	5.0%
2 to 4 units	614	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1,293	22.7%
20 or more units	858	15.1%
Mobile home & other	306	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3402350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.5843, -74.2716