Middlebush

Population: 2,017
Median household income: $178,125
Median home value: $475,500

Middlebush, a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, has 2,017 residents. At $178,125, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Middlebush's population declined 23.8% from 2,647 to 2,017, while its median home value fell 5.2% from $501,500 to $475,500.

5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.98 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,017
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $178,125
Median home value: $475,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 657
Homeownership rate: 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6472,017

Median household income

$129,938$178,125

Median home value

$501,500$475,500

Median gross rent

$1,424$1,542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,647	$129,938	$501,500	$1,424
2020	2,737	$112,123	$459,400	$1,418
2021	2,461	$116,420	$434,500	$1,542
2022	2,302	$122,778	$461,200	—
2023	2,017	$178,125	$475,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	6.7%
5 to 17	380	18.8%
18 to 24	84	4.2%
25 to 34	124	6.1%
35 to 44	236	11.7%
45 to 54	178	8.8%
55 to 64	359	17.8%
65 to 74	257	12.7%
75 and over	263	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	832	41.2%
Black or African American	397	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	615	30.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree31.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	1.7%
High school graduate	217	15.3%
Some college or associate's	358	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	377	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	441	31.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home29.3%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	453	62.1%
Carpooled	25	3.4%
Public transit	17	2.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	214	29.3%
Other means	21	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	3.3%
15 to 29 min	247	47.9%
30 to 44 min	137	26.6%
45 to 59 min	12	2.3%
60+ min	103	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 5.0% (98 of 1,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	576	89.6%
Nonfamily households	67	10.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	643	97.9%
Vacant	14	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	604	93.9%
Renter-occupied	39	6.1%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	625	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	32	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3445870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5020, -74.5354