Dunellen

Population: 7,711
Median household income: $84,789
Median home value: $380,200

Dunellen, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 7,711 residents. At $84,789, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Dunellen's population grew 6.3% from 7,252 to 7,711, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $282,700 to $380,200.

Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,711
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $84,789
Median home value: $380,200
Median gross rent: $1,461
Housing units: 2,725
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2527,711

Median household income

$76,010$84,789

Median home value

$282,700$380,200

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,461

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,252	$76,010	$282,700	$1,210
2020	7,215	$75,564	$283,000	$1,178
2021	7,580	$81,525	$296,300	$1,221
2022	7,598	$86,532	$360,600	$1,402
2023	7,711	$84,789	$380,200	$1,461

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	465	6.0%
5 to 17	1,336	17.3%
18 to 24	731	9.5%
25 to 34	652	8.5%
35 to 44	1,388	18.0%
45 to 54	896	11.6%
55 to 64	1,210	15.7%
65 to 74	575	7.5%
75 and over	458	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,601	33.7%
Black or African American	456	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	885	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	296	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,473	45.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	845	16.3%
High school graduate	1,608	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,176	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,201	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	349	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit6.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,575	69.3%
Carpooled	374	10.1%
Public transit	236	6.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	279	7.5%
Other means	252	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	833	24.2%
15 to 29 min	1,584	46.1%
30 to 44 min	426	12.4%
45 to 59 min	134	3.9%
60+ min	460	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 23.1% (1,776 of 7,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,891	76.5%
Nonfamily households	580	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,471	90.7%
Vacant	254	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,563	63.3%
Renter-occupied	908	36.7%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units23.4%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,757	64.5%
1-unit, attached	34	1.2%
2 to 4 units	637	23.4%
5 to 19 units	208	7.6%
20 or more units	83	3.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3418490
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5903, -74.4657