Helmetta

Population: 2,317
Median household income: $104,143
Median home value: $321,400

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Helmetta is a community with a population of 2,317. At $104,143, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Helmetta's population declined 6.4% from 2,475 to 2,317, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $253,300 to $321,400.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,317
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $104,143
Median home value: $321,400
Median gross rent: $2,081
Housing units: 1,008
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4752,317

Median household income

$93,056$104,143

Median home value

$253,300$321,400

Median gross rent

$1,770$2,081

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,475	$93,056	$253,300	$1,770
2020	2,232	$94,116	$243,900	$1,712
2021	2,365	$100,273	$254,900	$1,719
2022	2,302	$104,500	$303,000	$1,869
2023	2,317	$104,143	$321,400	$2,081

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

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	215	9.3%
5 to 17	212	9.1%
18 to 24	141	6.1%
25 to 34	424	18.3%
35 to 44	289	12.5%
45 to 54	400	17.3%
55 to 64	332	14.3%
65 to 74	219	9.5%
75 and over	85	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,620	69.9%
Black or African American	108	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	234	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	94	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	261	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	3.6%
High school graduate	472	27.0%
Some college or associate's	449	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	510	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	255	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,073	82.5%
Carpooled	59	4.5%
Public transit	17	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	7	0.5%
Worked from home	136	10.5%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	12.9%
15 to 29 min	351	30.2%
30 to 44 min	441	37.9%
45 to 59 min	100	8.6%
60+ min	122	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 2.9% (67 of 2,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	624	63.4%
Nonfamily households	360	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	984	97.6%
Vacant	24	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	648	65.9%
Renter-occupied	336	34.1%

1-unit, detached41.5%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units26.8%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	418	41.5%
1-unit, attached	84	8.3%
2 to 4 units	39	3.9%
5 to 19 units	270	26.8%
20 or more units	186	18.5%
Mobile home & other	11	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3430840
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.3784, -74.4234