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Moving to Bound Brook, New Jersey

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Population: 10,155. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,168 (+0.1% change)
Males: 5,251 (51.7%), Females: 4,904 (48.3%)

Somerset County

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $46,858
Median house value: $157,600

Population by Race

Races in Bound Brook:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.7%)
  • Hispanic (34.9%)
  • Other race (8.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (18.7%), Irish (11.9%), German (10.0%), Polish (8.3%), English (3.9%), United States (2.6%).

Elevation: 48 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bound Brook

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bound Brook borough

  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

36.0% Foreign born (28.2% Latin America, 4.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +634 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bound Brook:

  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 6 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ)
  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bound Brook:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 28 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 28 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 39 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bound Brook:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • SOMERSET (about 10 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 14 miles; READINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N51)

Amtrak stations near Bound Brook:

  • 8 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bound Brook:

  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 9 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 9 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)

Schools

Public high school in Bound Brook:

  • BOUND BROOK HIGH (Students: 750; Location: WEST UNION AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bound Brook:

  • SMALLEY (Students: 464; Location: CHERRY AVE; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • LAFAYETTE (Students: 413; Location: 50 WEST HIGH STREET; Grades: PK – 02)

Private primary/middle schools in Bound Brook:

  • HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY (Students: 392; Location: 330 WEST SECOND STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HOLY FAMILY ACAD-ST JOSEPH CAM (Students: 192; Location: 120 EAST SECOND ST.; Grades: PK – 8)
  • WEE PEOPLE PRE-SCHOOL & KGN (Students: 118; Location: 150 WEST UNION AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Bound Brook:

  • BOUND BROOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $496,077; Location: 402 E. HIGH STREET; 82,165 books; 1,643 audio materials; 2,040 video materials; 166 serial subscriptions)

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