Sayreville

Population: 45,237
Median household income: $98,629
Median home value: $407,600

Sayreville, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 45,237 residents. Its median household income of $98,629 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sayreville's population grew 2.1% from 44,292 to 45,237, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $302,800 to $407,600.

Owners occupy 62.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,237
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $98,629
Median home value: $407,600
Median gross rent: $1,641
Housing units: 17,435
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,29245,237

Median household income

$81,883$98,629

Median home value

$302,800$407,600

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,641

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,292	$81,883	$302,800	$1,332
2020	44,243	$82,693	$312,500	$1,351
2021	45,062	$89,600	$334,600	$1,421
2022	45,136	$95,250	$377,600	$1,510
2023	45,237	$98,629	$407,600	$1,641

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,737	6.1%
5 to 17	7,174	15.9%
18 to 24	3,179	7.0%
25 to 34	6,598	14.6%
35 to 44	6,156	13.6%
45 to 54	6,819	15.1%
55 to 64	5,808	12.8%
65 to 74	4,411	9.8%
75 and over	2,355	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,636	45.6%
Black or African American	5,587	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.2%
Asian	7,613	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	382	0.8%
Two or more races	1,338	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,587	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,567	8.0%
High school graduate	10,307	32.1%
Some college or associate's	7,433	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	8,092	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,748	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit5.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,572	70.4%
Carpooled	2,387	10.1%
Public transit	1,289	5.5%
Walked	138	0.6%
Bicycle	40	0.2%
Worked from home	2,438	10.4%
Other means	673	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,882	18.4%
15 to 29 min	6,955	33.0%
30 to 44 min	4,844	23.0%
45 to 59 min	2,214	10.5%
60+ min	3,204	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 6.0% (2,718 of 45,215)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,730	69.6%
Nonfamily households	5,123	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,853	96.7%
Vacant	582	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,554	62.6%
Renter-occupied	6,299	37.4%

1-unit, detached51.5%

1-unit, attached13.9%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,987	51.5%
1-unit, attached	2,418	13.9%
2 to 4 units	2,014	11.6%
5 to 19 units	2,764	15.9%
20 or more units	1,243	7.1%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3465790
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 2.83 sq mi
Center point: 40.4669, -74.3202