Bound Brook

Population: 12,023
Median household income: $80,876
Median home value: $362,900

Bound Brook, a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, has 12,023 residents. At $80,876, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Bound Brook's population grew 16.9% from 10,288 to 12,023, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $273,700 to $362,900.

27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 41.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,023
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $80,876
Median home value: $362,900
Median gross rent: $1,842
Housing units: 4,783
Homeownership rate: 41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,28812,023

Median household income

$70,540$80,876

Median home value

$273,700$362,900

Median gross rent

$1,443$1,842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,288	$70,540	$273,700	$1,443
2020	10,254	$70,605	$273,000	$1,481
2021	11,799	$69,491	$289,100	$1,554
2022	11,906	$78,776	$345,100	$1,727
2023	12,023	$80,876	$362,900	$1,842

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	703	5.8%
5 to 17	1,972	16.4%
18 to 24	910	7.6%
25 to 34	2,191	18.2%
35 to 44	1,976	16.4%
45 to 54	1,601	13.3%
55 to 64	1,143	9.5%
65 to 74	930	7.7%
75 and over	597	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,712	30.9%
Black or African American	773	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	428	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	174	1.4%
Two or more races	212	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,724	55.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,271	15.1%
High school graduate	2,694	31.9%
Some college or associate's	2,133	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,342	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	998	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit4.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,398	65.2%
Carpooled	1,036	15.4%
Public transit	278	4.1%
Walked	59	0.9%
Bicycle	55	0.8%
Worked from home	497	7.4%
Other means	423	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,781	28.5%
15 to 29 min	2,654	42.5%
30 to 44 min	1,175	18.8%
45 to 59 min	286	4.6%
60+ min	353	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.6% (1,270 of 12,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,995	63.6%
Nonfamily households	1,717	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,712	98.5%
Vacant	71	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,969	41.8%
Renter-occupied	2,743	58.2%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units23.9%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,969	41.2%
1-unit, attached	487	10.2%
2 to 4 units	1,141	23.9%
5 to 19 units	385	8.0%
20 or more units	801	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3406790
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.5677, -74.5373