Spotswood

Population: 8,112
Median household income: $101,388
Median home value: $359,000

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Spotswood is a community with a population of 8,112. Its median household income of $101,388 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Spotswood's population declined 1.9% from 8,269 to 8,112, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $305,100 to $359,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.9% of the population. 76.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,112
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $101,388
Median home value: $359,000
Median gross rent: $1,097
Housing units: 3,297
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2698,112

Median household income

$80,074$101,388

Median home value

$305,100$359,000

Median gross rent

$938$1,097

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,269	$80,074	$305,100	$938
2020	8,255	$85,703	$307,800	$960
2021	8,163	$92,527	$317,700	$973
2022	8,136	$100,781	$355,300	$1,124
2023	8,112	$101,388	$359,000	$1,097

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	541	6.7%
5 to 17	1,009	12.4%
18 to 24	522	6.4%
25 to 34	882	10.9%
35 to 44	1,037	12.8%
45 to 54	937	11.6%
55 to 64	1,328	16.4%
65 to 74	1,193	14.7%
75 and over	663	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,159	75.9%
Black or African American	112	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.3%
Asian	620	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.4%
Two or more races	170	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	994	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	556	9.2%
High school graduate	1,889	31.3%
Some college or associate's	1,519	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,364	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	712	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit2.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,893	76.1%
Carpooled	244	6.4%
Public transit	94	2.5%
Walked	53	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	498	13.1%
Other means	18	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	649	19.7%
15 to 29 min	1,080	32.7%
30 to 44 min	836	25.3%
45 to 59 min	281	8.5%
60+ min	456	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 3.4% (279 of 8,112)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,286	70.2%
Nonfamily households	969	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,255	98.7%
Vacant	42	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,745	84.3%
Renter-occupied	510	15.7%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,203	66.8%
1-unit, attached	188	5.7%
2 to 4 units	43	1.3%
5 to 19 units	119	3.6%
20 or more units	289	8.8%
Mobile home & other	455	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3469810
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.3936, -74.3927