Metropolitan Area Residents (Middlesex County)
1980: 595,893
1990: 671,780
2000: 750,162
Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 41,442
1990: 41,711
2000: 48,573
Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 525th
U.S. rank in 1990: 624th
U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported
Density: 9,293.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 23,701
Black: 11,185
American Indian or Alaska Native: 224
Asian: 2,584
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 40 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,947 Other: 8,780
Percent of residents born in state: 44.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 3,394
Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,768
Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,196
Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,623
Population 20 to 24 years old: 12,304
Population 25 to 34 years old: 8,573
Population 35 to 44 years old: 5,127
Population 45 to 54 years old: 3,455
Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,1081
Population 60 to 64 years old: 915
Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,544
Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,213
Population 85 years and over: 389
Median age: 23.6 years (2000)
Births (2004, Middlesex County)
Total number: 11,112
Deaths (2004, Middlesex County)
Total number: 5,658 (of which, 45 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $14,308
Median household income: $36,080
Total households: 13,053
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 730
$10,000 to $14,999: 380
$15,000 to $24,999: 977
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,315
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,253
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,248
$75,000 to $99,999: 760
$100,000 to $149,999: 503
$150,000 to $199,999: 107
$200,000 or more: 86
Percent of families below poverty level: 16.9% (39.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported