Middlesex

Population: 14,518
Median household income: $107,063
Median home value: $414,600

Middlesex is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 14,518 residents. At $107,063, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Middlesex's population grew 6.3% from 13,662 to 14,518, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $307,000 to $414,600.

The median resident is 44.3 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 15.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,518
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $107,063
Median home value: $414,600
Median gross rent: $1,493
Housing units: 5,703
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,66214,518

Median household income

$75,460$107,063

Median home value

$307,000$414,600

Median gross rent

$1,416$1,493

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,662	$75,460	$307,000	$1,416
2020	13,606	$84,216	$320,500	$1,419
2021	14,513	$90,162	$333,200	$1,574
2022	14,525	$101,868	$390,200	$1,471
2023	14,518	$107,063	$414,600	$1,493

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	816	5.6%
5 to 17	2,190	15.1%
18 to 24	781	5.4%
25 to 34	1,904	13.1%
35 to 44	1,749	12.0%
45 to 54	2,292	15.8%
55 to 64	2,214	15.3%
65 to 74	1,393	9.6%
75 and over	1,179	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,873	54.2%
Black or African American	831	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,692	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.3%
Two or more races	264	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,821	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	979	9.1%
High school graduate	3,393	31.6%
Some college or associate's	2,659	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,466	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,234	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,220	80.7%
Carpooled	500	6.5%
Public transit	124	1.6%
Walked	20	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	702	9.1%
Other means	142	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,931	27.6%
15 to 29 min	2,614	37.3%
30 to 44 min	1,213	17.3%
45 to 59 min	409	5.8%
60+ min	839	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 8.0% (1,155 of 14,509)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,165	74.8%
Nonfamily households	1,402	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,567	97.6%
Vacant	136	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,042	72.6%
Renter-occupied	1,525	27.4%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,908	68.5%
1-unit, attached	400	7.0%
2 to 4 units	540	9.5%
5 to 19 units	286	5.0%
20 or more units	569	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3445900
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.5746, -74.4983