Roselle.
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New Jersey·Union County
5 tracts·23K people·$380K median·8,594/mi²
Hispanic 44 · Black 40 · White 11 · Other 2 · Multiracial 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 31 · Other 30
Health 29 · Retail 23 · Manufacturing 16 · Professional 10 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 7 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 64 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Transit 10 · Walk 1 · 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 Roselle is $379,900 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Roselle has 22,646 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.4; the population is 44.2% Hispanic or Latino, 39.7% Black, 11.3% White, 2.0% Other, 1.4% Multiracial and 1.4% Asian; the average household has 2.7 people; 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.5% (Census ACS).
Harrison Elementary School (44%), Washington Elementary School (26%) and Dr. Charles C. Polk School (25%) lead the elementary schools; Grace Wilday Junior High School (19%) and Leonard V Moore Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools; Abraham Clark High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,567/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Roselle is $92,762 a year, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Roselle, median rent is $1,567/month and the median home value is $379,900 (Census ACS).
Roselle reported 1.7 violent crimes and 12.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 28 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Roselle are winter weather (90), strong wind (86) and ice storm (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Roselle, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).