Roselle

Population: 22,455
Median household income: $82,967
Median home value: $336,500

Located in Union County, New Jersey, Roselle is a community with a population of 22,455. The median household income of $82,967 is below the Union County median ($100,117).

From 2019 to 2023, Roselle's population grew 3.8% from 21,637 to 22,455, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $225,100 to $336,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 44.6% of the population. 67.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,455
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,967
Median home value: $336,500
Median gross rent: $1,499
Housing units: 8,430
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,63722,455

Median household income

$64,718$82,967

Median home value

$225,100$336,500

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,499

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,637	$64,718	$225,100	$1,183
2020	21,699	$65,307	$230,600	$1,192
2021	22,511	$68,369	$249,700	$1,248
2022	22,500	$75,264	$293,300	$1,367
2023	22,455	$82,967	$336,500	$1,499

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	793	3.5%
5 to 17	3,519	15.7%
18 to 24	2,419	10.8%
25 to 34	3,128	13.9%
35 to 44	3,227	14.4%
45 to 54	3,183	14.2%
55 to 64	2,518	11.2%
65 to 74	2,072	9.2%
75 and over	1,596	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,149	14.0%
Black or African American	10,026	44.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	235	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	563	2.5%
Two or more races	384	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,098	36.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,298	14.6%
High school graduate	5,246	33.4%
Some college or associate's	4,075	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,522	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,583	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone67.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit12.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,849	67.1%
Carpooled	714	6.1%
Public transit	1,431	12.2%
Walked	181	1.5%
Bicycle	85	0.7%
Worked from home	969	8.3%
Other means	471	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,415	13.2%
15 to 29 min	3,874	36.1%
30 to 44 min	2,695	25.1%
45 to 59 min	1,289	12.0%
60+ min	1,458	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 10.4% (2,318 of 22,373)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,345	65.1%
Nonfamily households	2,861	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,206	97.3%
Vacant	224	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,247	51.8%
Renter-occupied	3,959	48.2%

1-unit, detached50.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units23.1%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,216	50.0%
1-unit, attached	320	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1,945	23.1%
5 to 19 units	969	11.5%
20 or more units	965	11.4%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3464620
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6522, -74.2602