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New Jersey·Middlesex County
4 tracts·15K people·$604K median·5,337/mi²
White 59 · Asian 18 · Multiracial 9 · Hispanic 8 · Black 5 · Other 1
Married couple 62 · Living alone 22 · Other 16
Health 27 · Professional 26 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 14 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 2 · Other 8
Management · business · science · arts 71 · Sales · office 15 · Service 7 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 27 · Transit 16 · Carpool 13 · Walk 2 · 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 Metuchen is $604,300 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Metuchen has 15,144 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 58.7% White, 17.9% Asian, 9.4% Multiracial, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 67.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.6% (Census ACS).
Campbell Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (68%); Edgar Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (73%); Metuchen High School is the high school with reported scores (74%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,078/month, 32% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Metuchen is $158,052 a year, 84% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Metuchen, median rent is $2,078/month and the median home value is $604,300 (Census ACS).
Metuchen reported 0.4 violent crimes and 12.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Metuchen are strong wind (86), ice storm (83) and inland flooding (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Metuchen, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).