Neshanic Station

Population: 5,403
Median household income: $213,682
Median home value: $636,200

Neshanic Station, a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, has 5,403 residents. At $213,682, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $135,960.

From 2020 to 2023, Neshanic Station's population grew 3.4% from 5,223 to 5,403, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $565,700 to $636,200.

76.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,403
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $213,682
Median home value: $636,200
Median gross rent: $2,124
Housing units: 2,029
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2235,403

Median household income

$181,848$213,682

Median home value

$565,700$636,200

Median gross rent

$1,438$2,124

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,223	$181,848	$565,700	$1,438
2021	5,258	$192,923	$574,000	$1,603
2022	5,317	$206,322	$620,300	$1,666
2023	5,403	$213,682	$636,200	$2,124

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	2.0%
5 to 17	995	18.4%
18 to 24	640	11.8%
25 to 34	539	10.0%
35 to 44	369	6.8%
45 to 54	875	16.2%
55 to 64	1,121	20.7%
65 to 74	465	8.6%
75 and over	290	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,528	65.3%
Black or African American	676	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	422	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	259	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	518	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate8.4%

Some college or associate's13.3%

Bachelor's degree40.3%

Graduate or professional degree36.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	1.9%
High school graduate	308	8.4%
Some college or associate's	486	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,475	40.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,321	36.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,515	76.9%
Carpooled	195	6.0%
Public transit	14	0.4%
Walked	40	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	508	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	317	11.5%
15 to 29 min	953	34.5%
30 to 44 min	933	33.8%
45 to 59 min	342	12.4%
60+ min	219	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 0.2% (11 of 5,403)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,482	77.2%
Nonfamily households	438	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,920	94.6%
Vacant	109	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,436	74.8%
Renter-occupied	484	25.2%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units17.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,440	71.0%
1-unit, attached	44	2.2%
2 to 4 units	122	6.0%
5 to 19 units	59	2.9%
20 or more units	364	17.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3450100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.5283, -74.7354