Metuchen

Population: 14,982
Median household income: $157,779
Median home value: $565,400

Metuchen is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 14,982 residents. At $157,779, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Metuchen's population grew 6.6% from 14,048 to 14,982, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $437,400 to $565,400.

The median resident is 39.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,982
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $157,779
Median home value: $565,400
Median gross rent: $2,019
Housing units: 5,621
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,04814,982

Median household income

$128,619$157,779

Median home value

$437,400$565,400

Median gross rent

$1,541$2,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,048	$128,619	$437,400	$1,541
2020	14,289	$136,067	$462,200	$1,700
2021	14,883	$141,915	$467,400	$1,812
2022	14,958	$154,339	$537,000	$1,933
2023	14,982	$157,779	$565,400	$2,019

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4417.2%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	970	6.5%
5 to 17	3,067	20.5%
18 to 24	628	4.2%
25 to 34	1,677	11.2%
35 to 44	2,578	17.2%
45 to 54	2,194	14.6%
55 to 64	1,663	11.1%
65 to 74	1,480	9.9%
75 and over	725	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,262	61.8%
Black or African American	752	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	2,522	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.4%
Two or more races	1,229	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,149	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate11.3%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree34.9%

Graduate or professional degree31.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	339	3.3%
High school graduate	1,163	11.3%
Some college or associate's	1,920	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,603	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,292	31.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone51.6%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit17.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,888	51.6%
Carpooled	393	5.2%
Public transit	1,328	17.6%
Walked	115	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,758	23.3%
Other means	48	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,234	21.4%
15 to 29 min	1,553	26.9%
30 to 44 min	746	12.9%
45 to 59 min	565	9.8%
60+ min	1,674	29.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 4.4% (658 of 14,943)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,941	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,492	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,433	96.7%
Vacant	188	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,054	74.6%
Renter-occupied	1,379	25.4%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,664	65.2%
1-unit, attached	684	12.2%
2 to 4 units	376	6.7%
5 to 19 units	398	7.1%
20 or more units	499	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3445690
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5424, -74.3628