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New Jersey·Middlesex County
11 tracts·56K people·$354K median·10,768/mi²
Hispanic 55 · White 23 · Black 12 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Other 47 · Living alone 27 · Married couple 26
Health 56 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 6 · Retail 5 · Leisure 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 24 · Service 21 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 41 · Carpool 21 · Walk 15 · Work from home 10 · Transit 5 · Bike 2
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 New Brunswick is $353,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
New Brunswick has 56,345 residents across 11 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 24.8; the population is 54.6% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% White, 11.6% Black, 7.9% Asian, 1.8% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 32.0% (Census ACS).
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (26%), Blanquita B. Valenti Community School (24%) and Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts (23%) lead the elementary schools; New Brunswick Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (16%); New Brunswick High School (17%) and New Brunswick Adult High School (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,814/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Brunswick is $65,810 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
In New Brunswick, median rent is $1,814/month and the median home value is $353,800 (Census ACS).
New Brunswick reported 9.3 violent crimes and 29.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Brunswick are strong wind (99), inland flooding (99) and ice storm (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.32g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Brunswick, 14.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).