Moving to Dunellen, New Jersey
Population: 6,823. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,994 (+2.5% change)
Males: 3,428 (50.2%), Females: 3,395 (49.8%)
Middlesex County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $59,205
Median house value: $155,800
Population by Race
Races in Dunellen:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.6%)
- Hispanic (14.8%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Vietnamese (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (26.2%), Italian (19.2%), German (18.6%), Polish (9.8%), English (8.6%), Dutch (2.4%).
Elevation: 60 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dunellen
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dunellen borough
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 8.8%
16.2% Foreign born (10.5% Latin America, 3.1% Asia, 2.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +328 (+5.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dunellen:
- UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 3 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
- ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
- RUNNELLS SPECIALIZED HOSP-UNION CO (about 7 miles; BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunellen:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 22 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 33 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 34 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dunellen:
- CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 10 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
- SOMERSET (about 14 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 15 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
Amtrak stations near Dunellen:
- 7 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.
- 10 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunellen:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
Schools
Public high school in Dunellen:
- DUNELLEN HIGH (Students: 332; Location: FIRST ST & LINCOLN AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Dunellen:
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 201 WHITTIER AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dunellen:
- JOHN P FABER (Students: 605; Location: HIGH STREET & LEHIGH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location: LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Dunellen:
- DUNELLEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $231,225; Location: NEW MARKET ROAD; 36,421 books; 790 audio materials; 1,429 video materials; 123 serial subscriptions)