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New Brunswick, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $309,570 (it was $125,700 in 2000)
New Brunswick:

$309,570
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,725 - $407,355

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $334,157
Here:

$334,157
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,821
Here:

$263,821
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $226,514
Here:

$226,514
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,534
Here:

$328,534
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $272,015
Here:

$272,015
State:

$368,745

Total population: 57,080 (Urban population: 48,573, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 17,022 (15,751 occupied: 3,208 owner occupied, 12,675 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

80%
State:

35%

Housing density: 3,257 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $238,054.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,500 (lower quartile is $1,082, upper quartile is $1,902)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,567


Median gross rent in New Brunswick, NJ in 2022: $1,683

Housing units in New Brunswick with a mortgage: 2,025 (105 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $109,034

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $60,543

Median monthly housing costs: $1,665

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New Brunswick, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1956

Median year apartment built: 1975

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55,800
  • Male householders: 7,493 (2,021 living alone), Female householders: 8,156 (2,136 living alone)
  • 4,377 spouses (4,307 opposite-sex spouses), 2,313 unmarried partners, (2,225 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,642 children (13,937 natural, 240 adopted, 464 stepchildren), 1,470 grandchildren, 623 brothers or sisters, 611 parents, 0 foster children, 1,390 other relatives, 6,100 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,621

Size of family households: 2,381 2-persons, 2,023 3-persons, 1,893 4-persons, 1,136 5-persons, 885 6-persons, 426 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,228 1-person, 2,155 2-persons, 395 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

4,240 married couples with children.
5,272 single-parent households (892 men, 4,380 women).

45.4% of residents of New Brunswick speak English at home.
46.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 19,656 (35.2%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 14no bedroom
  • 1321 bedroom
  • 1,1982 bedrooms
  • 1,2823 bedrooms
  • 4214 bedrooms
  • 1615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1,379no bedroom
  • 3,8081 bedroom
  • 4,9512 bedrooms
  • 1,8023 bedrooms
  • 4134 bedrooms
  • 3225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in New Brunswick in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Brunswick in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 114no vehicle
  • 9391 vehicle
  • 1,1102 vehicles
  • 7783 vehicles
  • 1564 vehicles
  • 1125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in New Brunswick in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Brunswick in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,578no vehicle
  • 4,6121 vehicle
  • 2,5102 vehicles
  • 4023 vehicles
  • 1904 vehicles
  • 3845+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 141 room
  • 782 rooms
  • 913 rooms
  • 3944 rooms
  • 8545 rooms
  • 6386 rooms
  • 4327 rooms
  • 3208 rooms
  • 3859+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1,2711 room
  • 1,1252 rooms
  • 3,2473 rooms
  • 3,4174 rooms
  • 2,1055 rooms
  • 7496 rooms
  • 2567 rooms
  • 2948 rooms
  • 2119+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick city income, earnings, and wages data

  • New Brunswick, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in New Brunswick, NJ in 2022
  • 1,960Less than $10,000
  • 2,155$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,273$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,350$30,000 to $39,999
  • 758$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,062$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,414$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,613$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,563$100,000 to $124,999
  • 816$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,079$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,188$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in New Brunswick, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in New Brunswick, NJ in 2022
  • 114Less than $10,000
  • 40$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$100,000 to $124,999
  • 77$125,000 to $149,999
  • 180$150,000 to $174,999
  • 97$175,000 to $199,999
  • 371$200,000 to $249,999
  • 480$250,000 to $299,999
  • 808$300,000 to $399,999
  • 339$400,000 to $499,999
  • 266$500,000 to $749,999
  • 42$750,000 to $999,999
  • 26$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 3$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in New Brunswick, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in New Brunswick, NJ in 2022
  • 43Less than $100
  • 95$100 to $149
  • 123$150 to $199
  • 192$200 to $249
  • 45$250 to $299
  • 362$300 to $349
  • 118$350 to $399
  • 43$400 to $449
  • 194$450 to $499
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 321$550 to $599
  • 135$600 to $649
  • 10$650 to $699
  • 391$700 to $749
  • 140$750 to $799
  • 122$800 to $899
  • 583$900 to $999
  • 1,603$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,955$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,732$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,028$2,000 to $2,499
  • 423$2,500 to $2,999
  • 232$3,000 to $3,499
  • 968$3,500 or more
  • 291No cash rent
Work and jobs in New Brunswick: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,802 (11.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 478
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,448
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,662
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,081
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,813
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,273
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,463
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 887
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 648
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,165
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,079
  • 90 or more minutes: 523
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - New Brunswick

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,505 (67.5%)
  • Carpooled: 4,862 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 459 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 148 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 569 (1.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 12 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,814 (4.3%)
  • Bicycle: 256 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 1,694 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,802 (6.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 20.9%Males
  • 16.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 4.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 6.0%Females
Races in New Brunswick detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 6,9762010 or later
  • 6,7602000 to 2009
  • 3,5421990 to 1999
  • 3,9441980 to 1989
  • 8041970 to 1979
  • 486Before 1970
Ancestries in New Brunswick, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,803 (5.8%)
  • Italian: 509 (1.6%)
  • Lebanese: 242 (0.8%)
  • Hungarian: 232 (0.7%)
  • Irish: 229 (0.7%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 214 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 198 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 176 (0.6%)
  • English: 167 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 152 (0.5%)
  • Palestinian: 141 (0.5%)
  • African: 140 (0.5%)
  • German: 128 (0.4%)
  • Ghanaian: 115 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 92 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 83 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 65 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 62 (0.2%)
  • European: 61 (0.2%)
  • Guyanese: 56 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Barbadian: 43 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 36 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 28 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 28 (0.09%)
  • Haitian: 25 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 24 (0.08%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 22 (0.07%)
  • Dutch: 22 (0.07%)
  • Swedish: 22 (0.07%)
  • British West Indian: 19 (0.06%)
  • Albanian: 18 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 17 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 16 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 16 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 14 (0.05%)
  • Arab: 11 (0.04%)
  • French: 10 (0.03%)
  • Scottish: 10 (0.03%)
  • Nigerian: 9 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Eastern European: 7 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 6 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
New Brunswick:

33.3% (6,364)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Dominican Republic
New Brunswick:

24.5% (4,680)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

Honduras
New Brunswick:

7.1% (1,365)
New Jersey:

1.7% (37,335)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
New Brunswick:

5.3% (1,020)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Canada
New Brunswick:

3.2% (612)
New Jersey:

0.9% (18,317)

India
New Brunswick:

2.6% (506)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Ecuador
New Brunswick:

2.3% (444)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Guatemala
New Brunswick:

2.3% (443)
New Jersey:

2.2% (46,813)

El Salvador
New Brunswick:

1.5% (289)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24,654
  • Other state: 9,933
  • Northeast: 5,403
  • Midwest: 1,043
  • South: 1,871
  • West: 1,600

81.1% of New Brunswick residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.6% lived in New Jersey.


New Brunswick:

81.1%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 802
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 875
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,139
  • 7th and 8th grade: 523
  • 9th grade: 378
  • 10th grade: 224
  • 11th grade: 132
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 646
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,842
  • Less than 1 year of college: 541
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 780
  • Associate degree: 593
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,845
  • Master's degree: 874
  • Professional school degree: 689
  • Doctorate degree: 182
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 614
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 549
  • 5th and 6th grade: 688
  • 7th and 8th grade: 548
  • 9th grade: 259
  • 10th grade: 326
  • 11th grade: 328
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 715
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,201
  • Less than 1 year of college: 602
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,067
  • Associate degree: 684
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,703
  • Master's degree: 844
  • Professional school degree: 274
  • Doctorate degree: 242
Educational Attainment for Females
New Brunswick marital status for males
New Brunswick marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,788
  • One, attached: 1,215
  • Two: 2,938
  • 3 or 4: 1,632
  • 5 to 9: 1,516
  • 10 to 19: 1,650
  • 20 to 49: 957
  • 50 or more: 3,323
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in New Brunswick
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in New Brunswick, NJ
  • 70.4%Utility gas
  • 14.6%Electricity
  • 8.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in New Brunswick, NJ
  • 60.0%Utility gas
  • 35.1%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 210
Here:

3.7%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
Here:

2.1%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,383
Here:

42.8%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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