Carteret.
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New Jersey·Middlesex County
6 tracts·25K people·$406K median·5,807/mi²
Hispanic 34 · Asian 26 · White 19 · Black 19 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0
Married couple 49 · Other 30 · Living alone 21
Retail 69 · Manufacturing 11 · Professional 7 · Health 7 · Leisure 3 · Public admin 3 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 26 · Production · transport 25 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Transit 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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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 Carteret is $405,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Carteret has 25,496 residents across 6 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 34.2% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 18.7% White, 18.6% Black, 2.6% Multiracial and 0.1% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 30.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.2% (Census ACS).
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School (45%), Nathan Hale Elementary School (35%) and Columbus Elementary School (25%) lead the elementary schools; Carteret Junior High School (36%) and Carteret Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools; Carteret High School is the high school with reported scores (25%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,032/month, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Carteret is $96,862 a year, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Carteret, median rent is $2,032/month and the median home value is $405,800 (Census ACS).
Carteret reported 2.2 violent crimes and 15.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Carteret are strong wind (93), winter weather (89) and ice storm (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Carteret, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).