Description:
Middlesex County is situated in the heart of New Jersey. The state's major transportation systems – the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, the Northeast Corridor rail line, Routes 1 and 9, Interstate 287– converge in the county, forming a virtual crossroads for the state. Divisions of large companies, including Merrill Lynch, Bristol Myers-Squibb and Johnson & Johnson, operate within the county. New Brunswick, the county seat, is home to the main campus of Rutgers University. The county has experienced suburban growth and a boom in distribution centers centered on the New Jersey Turnpike and is home to numerous industrial parks. The southwestern part of the county remains less developed.
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Key Facts
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Estimate |
Margin of Error |
| Total population |
790,738 |
N/A |
| Median age (years) |
36.9 |
+/- 0.2 |
| Race |
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White |
64.5% |
+/- 0.6% |
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Black or African American |
10.1% |
+/- 0.3% |
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Asian |
19.4% |
+/- 0.2% |
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Asian Indian |
12.1% |
+/- 0.7% |
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Chinese |
3.4% |
+/- 0.5% |
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Other |
3.8% |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
18.0% |
N/A |
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Puerto Rican |
5.4% |
+/- 0.7% |
| Total Housing Units |
288,988 |
+/- 1,603 |
| Occupied Housing Units |
272,122 |
+/- 3,374 |
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Owner-occupied |
181,798 |
+/- 3,900 |
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Renter-occupied |
90,324 |
+/- 3,266 |
| Median Household Income (dollars) |
$75,531 |
+/- $2,824 |
| Median Housing Value (dollars) |
$348,100 |
+/- $3,710 |
| Households with one or more people under 18 years |
99,614 |
+/-3,820 |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over |
67,452 |
+/-1,756 |
| Average household size |
2.81 |
+/-0.03 |
Source: American Community Survey, US Census (2009) |
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