Port Reading

Population: 3,775
Median household income: $142,986
Median home value: $414,900

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Port Reading is a community with a population of 3,775. At $142,986, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Reading's population declined 2.3% from 3,864 to 3,775, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $293,200 to $414,900.

Households average 3.21 people. 31.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,775
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $142,986
Median home value: $414,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,225
Homeownership rate: 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8643,775

Median household income

$89,022$142,986

Median home value

$293,200$414,900

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,307

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,864	$89,022	$293,200	$1,365
2020	3,973	$106,544	$322,000	$1,326
2021	3,928	$124,081	$348,700	$1,306
2022	4,040	$139,864	$397,800	$1,307
2023	3,775	$142,986	$414,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	5.1%
5 to 17	630	16.7%
18 to 24	292	7.7%
25 to 34	572	15.2%
35 to 44	433	11.5%
45 to 54	603	16.0%
55 to 64	533	14.1%
65 to 74	316	8.4%
75 and over	203	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,172	31.0%
Black or African American	417	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	376	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.6%
Two or more races	98	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,689	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	7.0%
High school graduate	921	34.6%
Some college or associate's	727	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	652	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	173	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit7.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,546	75.2%
Carpooled	191	9.3%
Public transit	144	7.0%
Walked	17	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	5.9%
Other means	35	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	21.1%
15 to 29 min	579	30.0%
30 to 44 min	428	22.1%
45 to 59 min	198	10.2%
60+ min	321	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 1.8% (69 of 3,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	958	81.5%
Nonfamily households	217	18.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,175	95.9%
Vacant	50	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,095	93.2%
Renter-occupied	80	6.8%

1-unit, detached93.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,141	93.1%
1-unit, attached	17	1.4%
2 to 4 units	67	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3460540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 40.5674, -74.2449