Plainsboro Center

Population: 2,683
Median household income: $117,363
Median home value: $474,300

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Plainsboro Center is a community with a population of 2,683. At $117,363, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plainsboro Center's population declined 3.2% from 2,771 to 2,683, while its median home value rose 12.1% from $423,200 to $474,300.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 32.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 41.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,683
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $117,363
Median home value: $474,300
Median gross rent: $1,817
Housing units: 1,555
Homeownership rate: 37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 86.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7712,683

Median household income

$102,833$117,363

Median home value

$423,200$474,300

Median gross rent

$1,636$1,817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,771	$102,833	$423,200	$1,636
2020	2,715	$100,344	$438,800	$1,683
2021	2,768	$104,938	$434,200	$1,763
2022	2,766	$112,629	$461,200	$1,839
2023	2,683	$117,363	$474,300	$1,817

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 241.0%

25 to 3432.5%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	4.9%
5 to 17	285	10.6%
18 to 24	27	1.0%
25 to 34	871	32.5%
35 to 44	420	15.7%
45 to 54	333	12.4%
55 to 64	276	10.3%
65 to 74	142	5.3%
75 and over	197	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,120	41.7%
Black or African American	183	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,093	40.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.5%
Two or more races	126	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate4.2%

Some college or associate's8.2%

Bachelor's degree38.6%

Graduate or professional degree48.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	0.8%
High school graduate	94	4.2%
Some college or associate's	183	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	864	38.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,081	48.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone48.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit10.4%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home37.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	842	48.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	180	10.4%
Walked	61	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	643	37.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	253	23.4%
15 to 29 min	436	40.3%
30 to 44 min	214	19.8%
45 to 59 min	23	2.1%
60+ min	157	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.77
Poverty rate: 0.8% (21 of 2,683)

	Count	Share
Family households	594	39.3%
Nonfamily households	918	60.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,512	97.2%
Vacant	43	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	562	37.2%
Renter-occupied	950	62.8%

1-unit, detached25.5%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units39.7%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	25.5%
1-unit, attached	64	4.1%
2 to 4 units	284	18.3%
5 to 19 units	618	39.7%
20 or more units	193	12.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3459285
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.3313, -74.5916