Woodbridge

Population: 20,086
Median household income: $99,718
Median home value: $361,200

Woodbridge is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 20,086 residents. Its median household income of $99,718 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Woodbridge's population grew 7.0% from 18,768 to 20,086, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $278,100 to $361,200.

The median resident is 38.9 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,086
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $99,718
Median home value: $361,200
Median gross rent: $2,077
Housing units: 8,132
Homeownership rate: 52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,76820,086

Median household income

$85,857$99,718

Median home value

$278,100$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,676$2,077

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,768	$85,857	$278,100	$1,676
2020	20,500	$93,837	$283,100	$1,779
2021	21,314	$96,919	$305,400	$1,891
2022	20,927	$103,481	$344,200	$1,973
2023	20,086	$99,718	$361,200	$2,077

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,479	7.4%
5 to 17	3,086	15.4%
18 to 24	1,157	5.8%
25 to 34	3,004	15.0%
35 to 44	3,308	16.5%
45 to 54	3,210	16.0%
55 to 64	2,259	11.2%
65 to 74	1,417	7.1%
75 and over	1,166	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,655	38.1%
Black or African American	2,251	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4,078	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	459	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,627	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,202	8.4%
High school graduate	3,751	26.1%
Some college or associate's	4,486	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,916	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,009	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit9.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,891	66.4%
Carpooled	691	6.7%
Public transit	952	9.2%
Walked	248	2.4%
Bicycle	144	1.4%
Worked from home	1,188	11.5%
Other means	259	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,073	22.6%
15 to 29 min	2,802	30.5%
30 to 44 min	2,092	22.8%
45 to 59 min	868	9.5%
60+ min	1,350	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 7.3% (1,461 of 19,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,283	68.3%
Nonfamily households	2,450	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,733	95.1%
Vacant	399	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,093	52.9%
Renter-occupied	3,640	47.1%

1-unit, detached42.8%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units30.0%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,481	42.8%
1-unit, attached	553	6.8%
2 to 4 units	849	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2,439	30.0%
20 or more units	808	9.9%
Mobile home & other	2	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3481950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.5529, -74.2869