Blackwells Mills

Population: 10,220
Median household income: $248,149
Median home value: $736,000

Blackwells Mills is a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to 10,220 residents. Its median household income of $248,149 runs above the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blackwells Mills's population grew 1394.2% from 684 to 10,220.

Owners occupy 96.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,220
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $248,149
Median home value: $736,000
Median gross rent: $3,148
Housing units: 2,955
Homeownership rate: 96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68410,220

Median household income

$196,406$248,149

Median home value

$626,200$736,000

Median gross rent

$2,699$3,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	684	$196,406	—	—
2020	9,509	$204,018	$626,200	$2,699
2021	10,488	$209,855	$640,600	$2,697
2022	10,047	$233,516	$696,100	$3,202
2023	10,220	$248,149	$736,000	$3,148

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	685	6.7%
5 to 17	2,072	20.3%
18 to 24	974	9.5%
25 to 34	736	7.2%
35 to 44	1,463	14.3%
45 to 54	1,259	12.3%
55 to 64	1,683	16.5%
65 to 74	881	8.6%
75 and over	467	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,486	53.7%
Black or African American	498	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,941	28.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.3%
Two or more races	458	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	803	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate7.5%

Some college or associate's10.9%

Bachelor's degree35.5%

Graduate or professional degree42.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	3.8%
High school graduate	489	7.5%
Some college or associate's	709	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,301	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,742	42.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,395	68.1%
Carpooled	154	3.1%
Public transit	143	2.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,255	25.2%
Other means	39	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	460	12.3%
15 to 29 min	1,258	33.7%
30 to 44 min	740	19.8%
45 to 59 min	881	23.6%
60+ min	392	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.45
Poverty rate: 1.5% (155 of 10,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,664	90.2%
Nonfamily households	291	9.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,955	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,850	96.4%
Renter-occupied	105	3.6%

1-unit, detached98.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,898	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	44	1.5%
5 to 19 units	13	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3406025
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.4807, -74.5983