The Ponds

Population: 995
Median household income: $70,825
Median home value: $338,800

The Ponds, a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has 995 residents. At $70,825, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2020 to 2023, The Ponds's population grew 9.2% from 911 to 995, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $231,600 to $338,800.

Owners occupy 64.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 72.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 995
Median age: 72.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,825
Median home value: $338,800
Median gross rent: $1,781
Housing units: 822
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

911995

Median household income

$61,541$70,825

Median home value

$231,600$338,800

Median gross rent

$1,403$1,781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	911	$61,541	$231,600	$1,403
2021	877	$64,138	$253,700	—
2022	917	$68,961	$311,800	$1,767
2023	995	$70,825	$338,800	$1,781

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7445.1%

75 and over40.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	147	14.8%
65 to 74	449	45.1%
75 and over	399	40.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	995	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	1.5%
High school graduate	446	44.8%
Some college or associate's	203	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	225	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	106	10.7%

Commute to work

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit13.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	77.4%
Carpooled	14	3.9%
Public transit	49	13.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	212	62.4%
30 to 44 min	63	18.5%
45 to 59 min	16	4.7%
60+ min	49	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.28
Poverty rate: 1.5% (15 of 995)

	Count	Share
Family households	216	27.8%
Nonfamily households	560	72.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	776	94.4%
Vacant	46	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	503	64.8%
Renter-occupied	273	35.2%

1-unit, detached33.3%

1-unit, attached27.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units38.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	274	33.3%
1-unit, attached	229	27.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	319	38.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3472726
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.3068, -74.4532