South Bound Brook

Population: 4,833
Median household income: $102,019
Median home value: $345,300

South Bound Brook is a community in Somerset County, New Jersey, home to 4,833 residents. Its median household income of $102,019 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, South Bound Brook's population grew 6.6% from 4,534 to 4,833, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $248,800 to $345,300.

The median gross rent is $1,822. 24.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,833
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $102,019
Median home value: $345,300
Median gross rent: $1,822
Housing units: 1,870
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5344,833

Median household income

$85,223$102,019

Median home value

$248,800$345,300

Median gross rent

$1,422$1,822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,534	$85,223	$248,800	$1,422
2020	4,541	$86,667	$273,100	$1,535
2021	4,818	$83,986	$275,900	$1,623
2022	4,838	$92,625	$316,600	$1,598
2023	4,833	$102,019	$345,300	$1,822

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	182	3.8%
5 to 17	924	19.1%
18 to 24	387	8.0%
25 to 34	895	18.5%
35 to 44	637	13.2%
45 to 54	632	13.1%
55 to 64	604	12.5%
65 to 74	379	7.8%
75 and over	193	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,012	41.6%
Black or African American	661	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	145	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.6%
Two or more races	148	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,840	38.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	384	11.5%
High school graduate	973	29.1%
Some college or associate's	1,182	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	615	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	186	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,868	74.1%
Carpooled	282	11.2%
Public transit	46	1.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	226	9.0%
Other means	98	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	515	22.4%
15 to 29 min	832	36.3%
30 to 44 min	549	23.9%
45 to 59 min	223	9.7%
60+ min	175	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 16.4% (794 of 4,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,281	70.0%
Nonfamily households	548	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,829	97.8%
Vacant	41	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,039	56.8%
Renter-occupied	790	43.2%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,146	61.3%
1-unit, attached	130	7.0%
2 to 4 units	381	20.4%
5 to 19 units	165	8.8%
20 or more units	48	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3468730
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.5539, -74.5275