Milltown

Population: 6,994
Median household income: $119,958
Median home value: $423,000

Milltown is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 6,994 residents. Its median household income of $119,958 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Milltown's population held roughly steady from 6,998 to 6,994, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $343,000 to $423,000.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $1,500.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,994
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $119,958
Median home value: $423,000
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 2,632
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9986,994

Median household income

$101,563$119,958

Median home value

$343,000$423,000

Median gross rent

$1,673$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,998	$101,563	$343,000	$1,673
2020	6,973	$105,540	$333,800	$1,552
2021	7,019	$106,450	$343,400	$1,731
2022	7,017	$125,043	$406,300	$1,680
2023	6,994	$119,958	$423,000	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	479	6.8%
5 to 17	1,322	18.9%
18 to 24	261	3.7%
25 to 34	750	10.7%
35 to 44	1,215	17.4%
45 to 54	913	13.1%
55 to 64	1,251	17.9%
65 to 74	530	7.6%
75 and over	273	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,419	77.5%
Black or African American	320	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	240	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	276	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	735	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	3.7%
High school graduate	959	19.4%
Some college or associate's	1,659	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,593	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	540	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,046	80.1%
Carpooled	135	3.5%
Public transit	154	4.0%
Walked	9	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	411	10.8%
Other means	48	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	776	22.9%
15 to 29 min	1,133	33.4%
30 to 44 min	728	21.5%
45 to 59 min	338	10.0%
60+ min	417	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 1.1% (80 of 6,994)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,016	78.6%
Nonfamily households	548	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,564	97.4%
Vacant	68	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,949	76.0%
Renter-occupied	615	24.0%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,208	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	353	13.4%
5 to 19 units	12	0.5%
20 or more units	59	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3446620
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.4502, -74.4348