Heathcote

Population: 6,689
Median household income: $127,391
Median home value: $563,500

Heathcote, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 6,689 residents. At $127,391, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Heathcote's population grew 2.8% from 6,507 to 6,689, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $430,800 to $563,500.

Owners occupy 77.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,689
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $127,391
Median home value: $563,500
Median gross rent: $1,468
Housing units: 2,692
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5076,689

Median household income

$106,007$127,391

Median home value

$430,800$563,500

Median gross rent

$2,087$1,468

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,507	$106,007	$430,800	$2,087
2020	7,389	$106,442	$456,800	$1,597
2021	7,056	$110,938	$452,900	$1,525
2022	6,773	$119,979	$513,600	$1,861
2023	6,689	$127,391	$563,500	$1,468

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	4.7%
5 to 17	1,081	16.2%
18 to 24	392	5.9%
25 to 34	432	6.5%
35 to 44	1,144	17.1%
45 to 54	926	13.8%
55 to 64	788	11.8%
65 to 74	691	10.3%
75 and over	918	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,803	27.0%
Black or African American	416	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,588	53.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	268	4.0%
Two or more races	190	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate7.2%

Some college or associate's12.0%

Bachelor's degree41.9%

Graduate or professional degree32.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	306	6.2%
High school graduate	354	7.2%
Some college or associate's	589	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,055	41.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,595	32.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone51.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit5.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,592	51.6%
Carpooled	197	6.4%
Public transit	165	5.4%
Walked	20	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,058	34.3%
Other means	52	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	256	12.6%
15 to 29 min	618	30.5%
30 to 44 min	684	33.8%
45 to 59 min	183	9.0%
60+ min	285	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 4.0% (263 of 6,630)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,808	67.2%
Nonfamily households	884	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,692	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,088	77.6%
Renter-occupied	604	22.4%

1-unit, detached42.1%

1-unit, attached29.9%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,134	42.1%
1-unit, attached	806	29.9%
2 to 4 units	121	4.5%
5 to 19 units	451	16.8%
20 or more units	180	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3430738
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3910, -74.5777