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New Jersey·Middlesex County
3 tracts·15K people·$446K median·4,198/mi²
White 54 · Hispanic 24 · Asian 14 · Black 5 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Married couple 56 · Other 24 · Living alone 20
Manufacturing 36 · Retail 19 · Health 18 · Professional 16 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Sales · office 20 · Service 12 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 9 · Transit 2 · Walk 0 · 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 Middlesex is $446,400 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Middlesex has 14,645 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.3; the population is 54.2% White, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 5.2% Black, 1.7% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.3% (Census ACS).
Watchung Elementary School (65%), Hazelwood Elementary School (51%) and Woodland Intermediate School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Von E. Mauger Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (37%); Middlesex High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,416/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Middlesex is $105,000 a year, 22% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Middlesex, median rent is $1,416/month and the median home value is $446,400 (Census ACS).
Middlesex reported 0.1 violent crimes and 5.1 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 Middlesex are inland flooding (92), winter weather (73) and strong wind (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Middlesex, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).