Cranbury

Population: 2,304
Median household income: $230,703
Median home value: $794,500

Cranbury, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 2,304 residents. Its median household income of $230,703 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cranbury's population grew 20.1% from 1,919 to 2,304, while its median home value rose 8.3% from $733,900 to $794,500.

Households average 2.69 people. The median gross rent is $1,594.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,304
Median age: 51.6 yrs
Median household income: $230,703
Median home value: $794,500
Median gross rent: $1,594
Housing units: 856
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9192,304

Median household income

$164,722$230,703

Median home value

$733,900$794,500

Median gross rent

$1,572$1,594

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,919	$164,722	$733,900	$1,572
2020	2,213	$210,486	$718,000	$1,601
2021	2,217	$174,583	$739,200	$1,496
2022	2,430	$202,250	$749,100	$1,712
2023	2,304	$230,703	$794,500	$1,594

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6421.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	0.6%
5 to 17	375	16.3%
18 to 24	119	5.2%
25 to 34	210	9.1%
35 to 44	233	10.1%
45 to 54	356	15.5%
55 to 64	499	21.7%
65 to 74	287	12.5%
75 and over	212	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,463	63.5%
Black or African American	165	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	533	23.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.9%
Two or more races	69	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's14.6%

Bachelor's degree36.8%

Graduate or professional degree39.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	1.8%
High school graduate	141	7.8%
Some college or associate's	262	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	662	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	700	39.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone50.8%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home37.1%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	690	50.8%
Carpooled	50	3.7%
Public transit	47	3.5%
Walked	18	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	504	37.1%
Other means	50	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	18.9%
15 to 29 min	271	31.7%
30 to 44 min	169	19.8%
45 to 59 min	29	3.4%
60+ min	224	26.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 4.5% (99 of 2,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	624	75.9%
Nonfamily households	198	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	822	96.0%
Vacant	34	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	707	86.0%
Renter-occupied	115	14.0%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	707	82.6%
1-unit, attached	74	8.6%
2 to 4 units	25	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7	0.8%
20 or more units	43	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3415520
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.3135, -74.5202