Brownville

Population: 2,267
Median household income: $86,518
Median home value: $368,100

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Brownville is a community with a population of 2,267. Its median household income of $86,518 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownville's population declined 11.2% from 2,554 to 2,267, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $268,200 to $368,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.9% of the population. 68.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,267
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $86,518
Median home value: $368,100
Median gross rent: $2,083
Housing units: 1,038
Homeownership rate: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5542,267

Median household income

$116,250$86,518

Median home value

$268,200$368,100

Median gross rent

$2,016$2,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,554	$116,250	$268,200	$2,016
2020	2,412	$105,970	$280,500	$2,174
2021	2,368	$105,671	$296,900	$1,824
2022	2,183	$106,406	$322,400	$1,903
2023	2,267	$86,518	$368,100	$2,083

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6426.9%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	3.1%
5 to 17	290	12.8%
18 to 24	122	5.4%
25 to 34	273	12.0%
35 to 44	367	16.2%
45 to 54	191	8.4%
55 to 64	609	26.9%
65 to 74	278	12.3%
75 and over	67	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,629	71.9%
Black or African American	46	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	113	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	457	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	1.3%
High school graduate	662	37.1%
Some college or associate's	500	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	363	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	236	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled0.2%

Public transit7.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	951	68.0%
Carpooled	3	0.2%
Public transit	110	7.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	289	20.7%
Other means	46	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	11.9%
15 to 29 min	241	21.7%
30 to 44 min	310	27.9%
45 to 59 min	149	13.4%
60+ min	278	25.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.9% (269 of 2,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	545	53.9%
Nonfamily households	466	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,011	97.4%
Vacant	27	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	901	89.1%
Renter-occupied	110	10.9%

1-unit, detached40.2%

1-unit, attached53.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	417	40.2%
1-unit, attached	550	53.0%
2 to 4 units	8	0.8%
5 to 19 units	36	3.5%
20 or more units	9	0.9%
Mobile home & other	18	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3408492
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3996, -74.2933