Jamesburg

Population: 5,763
Median household income: $117,719
Median home value: $344,900

Jamesburg, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 5,763 residents. Its median household income of $117,719 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Jamesburg's population declined 2.7% from 5,921 to 5,763, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $267,000 to $344,900.

Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,763
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,719
Median home value: $344,900
Median gross rent: $1,841
Housing units: 2,140
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9215,763

Median household income

$85,560$117,719

Median home value

$267,000$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,921	$85,560	$267,000	$1,128
2020	5,876	$87,551	$276,100	$1,143
2021	5,784	$93,000	$285,900	$1,245
2022	5,783	$112,813	$329,800	$1,431
2023	5,763	$117,719	$344,900	$1,841

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	321	5.6%
5 to 17	1,101	19.1%
18 to 24	404	7.0%
25 to 34	943	16.4%
35 to 44	991	17.2%
45 to 54	574	10.0%
55 to 64	730	12.7%
65 to 74	425	7.4%
75 and over	274	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,084	53.5%
Black or African American	112	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	306	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	41	0.7%
Two or more races	166	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,054	35.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	642	16.3%
High school graduate	1,127	28.6%
Some college or associate's	909	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,018	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	241	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit3.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,034	63.1%
Carpooled	147	4.6%
Public transit	102	3.2%
Walked	69	2.1%
Bicycle	42	1.3%
Worked from home	650	20.2%
Other means	177	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	654	25.4%
15 to 29 min	995	38.7%
30 to 44 min	367	14.3%
45 to 59 min	328	12.8%
60+ min	227	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 4.2% (244 of 5,763)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,462	72.2%
Nonfamily households	563	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,025	94.6%
Vacant	115	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,510	74.6%
Renter-occupied	515	25.4%

1-unit, detached42.7%

1-unit, attached26.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	913	42.7%
1-unit, attached	556	26.0%
2 to 4 units	231	10.8%
5 to 19 units	302	14.1%
20 or more units	138	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3434890
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.3490, -74.4402