Bound Brook.
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New Jersey·Somerset County
3 tracts·12K people·$397K median·7,355/mi²
Hispanic 59 · White 30 · Black 7 · Asian 2 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Other 33 · Living alone 28
Professional 40 · Health 23 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 25 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 63 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 9 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bound Brook is $397,100 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Bound Brook has 12,219 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 58.6% Hispanic or Latino, 30.0% White, 7.1% Black, 2.4% Asian, 1.4% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS).
Community Middle School (31%) and Smalley Elementary School (23%) lead the middle schools; Bound Brook High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,973/month, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bound Brook is $90,571 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Bound Brook, median rent is $1,973/month and the median home value is $397,100 (Census ACS).
Bound Brook reported 0.8 violent crimes and 13.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bound Brook are inland flooding (92), winter weather (85) and ice storm (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bound Brook, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).