Iselin

Population: 19,151
Median household income: $112,615
Median home value: $394,200

Iselin, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 19,151 residents. Its median household income of $112,615 runs in line with the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Iselin's population grew 5.4% from 18,175 to 19,151, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $306,700 to $394,200.

Households average 3.01 people. The median gross rent is $2,051.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,151
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $112,615
Median home value: $394,200
Median gross rent: $2,051
Housing units: 6,618
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,17519,151

Median household income

$98,250$112,615

Median home value

$306,700$394,200

Median gross rent

$1,769$2,051

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,175	$98,250	$306,700	$1,769
2020	17,356	$101,386	$316,300	$1,826
2021	17,684	$103,179	$328,400	$1,880
2022	18,511	$109,646	$369,700	$1,999
2023	19,151	$112,615	$394,200	$2,051

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	840	4.4%
5 to 17	3,081	16.1%
18 to 24	1,709	8.9%
25 to 34	2,546	13.3%
35 to 44	3,048	15.9%
45 to 54	2,356	12.3%
55 to 64	2,451	12.8%
65 to 74	2,036	10.6%
75 and over	1,084	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,372	22.8%
Black or African American	1,557	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	10,386	54.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	136	0.7%
Two or more races	630	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,048	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's13.6%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree26.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,503	11.1%
High school graduate	2,741	20.3%
Some college or associate's	1,845	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,874	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,558	26.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone53.4%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit14.4%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,084	53.4%
Carpooled	638	6.7%
Public transit	1,374	14.4%
Walked	418	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,692	17.8%
Other means	323	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,447	18.5%
15 to 29 min	1,870	23.9%
30 to 44 min	1,693	21.6%
45 to 59 min	1,123	14.3%
60+ min	1,704	21.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 6.4% (1,223 of 19,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,344	84.1%
Nonfamily households	1,010	15.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,354	96.0%
Vacant	264	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,204	66.2%
Renter-occupied	2,150	33.8%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,419	66.8%
1-unit, attached	190	2.9%
2 to 4 units	211	3.2%
5 to 19 units	931	14.1%
20 or more units	852	12.9%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3434470
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5701, -74.3164