New Brunswick

Population: 55,744
Median household income: $60,248
Median home value: $316,800

New Brunswick, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 55,744 residents. At $60,248, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Brunswick's population held roughly steady from 55,960 to 55,744, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $251,100 to $316,800.

Owners occupy 21.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 24.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,744
Median age: 24.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,248
Median home value: $316,800
Median gross rent: $1,790
Housing units: 17,071
Homeownership rate: 21.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,96055,744

Median household income

$43,783$60,248

Median home value

$251,100$316,800

Median gross rent

$1,470$1,790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,960	$43,783	$251,100	$1,470
2020	55,992	$43,930	$267,200	$1,524
2021	55,671	$49,338	$265,700	$1,597
2022	55,718	$57,138	$289,800	$1,754
2023	55,744	$60,248	$316,800	$1,790

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2429.3%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,323	6.0%
5 to 17	8,720	15.6%
18 to 24	16,330	29.3%
25 to 34	7,546	13.5%
35 to 44	7,230	13.0%
45 to 54	5,069	9.1%
55 to 64	3,871	6.9%
65 to 74	2,153	3.9%
75 and over	1,502	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,008	25.1%
Black or African American	6,645	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,695	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	732	1.3%
Two or more races	1,161	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,503	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.1%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,330	34.1%
High school graduate	7,503	27.4%
Some college or associate's	3,969	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,502	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,067	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone41.7%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit4.6%

Walked14.1%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means13.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,701	41.7%
Carpooled	3,510	13.7%
Public transit	1,177	4.6%
Walked	3,609	14.1%
Bicycle	539	2.1%
Worked from home	2,617	10.2%
Other means	3,528	13.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,035	30.5%
15 to 29 min	7,729	33.5%
30 to 44 min	5,465	23.7%
45 to 59 min	1,284	5.6%
60+ min	1,551	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 31.6% (15,130 of 47,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,972	56.4%
Nonfamily households	6,933	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,905	93.2%
Vacant	1,166	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,462	21.8%
Renter-occupied	12,443	78.2%

1-unit, detached22.9%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units26.8%

5 to 19 units18.0%

20 or more units25.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,916	22.9%
1-unit, attached	1,106	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4,574	26.8%
5 to 19 units	3,079	18.0%
20 or more units	4,292	25.1%
Mobile home & other	104	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3451210
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 40.4867, -74.4444