Clearbrook

Population: 2,477
Median household income: $34,958
Median home value: $245,300

Clearbrook, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 2,477 residents. The median household income of $34,958 is below the Middlesex County median ($109,028).

Between 2020 and 2023, Clearbrook's population declined 6.5% from 2,648 to 2,477, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $180,000 to $245,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.4% of the population. 82.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,477
Median age: 72.7 yrs
Median household income: $34,958
Median home value: $245,300
Median gross rent: $1,944
Housing units: 1,942
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 20.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6482,477

Median household income

$47,500$34,958

Median home value

$180,000$245,300

Median gross rent

$2,051$1,944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,648	$47,500	$180,000	$2,051
2021	2,714	$48,000	$201,400	$2,063
2022	2,604	$42,371	$229,900	$2,140
2023	2,477	$34,958	$245,300	$1,944

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.1%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 543.4%

55 to 6423.7%

65 to 7431.4%

75 and over41.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	2	0.1%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	83	3.4%
55 to 64	588	23.7%
65 to 74	779	31.4%
75 and over	1,025	41.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,017	81.4%
Black or African American	65	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	73	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	291	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate47.9%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	5.2%
High school graduate	1,186	47.9%
Some college or associate's	540	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	435	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	187	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	82.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	17.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	26.3%
15 to 29 min	74	18.9%
30 to 44 min	59	15.1%
45 to 59 min	68	17.3%
60+ min	88	22.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.40
Poverty rate: 17.8% (442 of 2,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	598	33.8%
Nonfamily households	1,173	66.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,771	91.2%
Vacant	171	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,584	89.4%
Renter-occupied	187	10.6%

1-unit, detached24.0%

1-unit, attached73.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	466	24.0%
1-unit, attached	1,425	73.4%
2 to 4 units	13	0.7%
5 to 19 units	24	1.2%
20 or more units	14	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3413395
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3098, -74.4652