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Population: 48,573. Estimated population in July 2024: 50,156 (+3.3% change)
Males: 24,085 (49.6%), Females: 24,488 (50.4%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 23.6 years
Median household income: $36,080
Median house value: $122,600

Population by Race

Races in New Brunswick:

  • Hispanic (39.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.9%)
  • Black (23.0%)
  • Other race (18.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.2%)
  • Asian Indian (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (7.3%), Irish (7.0%), German (5.3%), Polish (3.5%), Subsaharan African (2.1%), Hungarian (2.0%).

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Brunswick

  • High school or higher: 62.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Brunswick city

  • Never married: 56.5%
  • Now married: 31.1%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

33.4% Foreign born (25.7% Latin America, 4.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +6,870 (+16.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in New Brunswick:

  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP (ONE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PL)
  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (254 EASTON AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near New Brunswick:

  • JOHN F KENNEDY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; EDISON, NJ)
  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 5 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PERTH AMBOY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Brunswick:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 24 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 29 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 32 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Brunswick:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 10 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 15 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • PRINCETON (about 16 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; Abbreviation: 39N)

Amtrak station:
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.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in New Brunswick:

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (Full-time enrollment: 30,649; Location: 83 SOMERSET ST; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • NEW BRUNSWICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 135; Location: 17 SEMINARY PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nbts.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC-MIDDLESEX OFF (Full-time enrollment: 52; Location: 100 BAYARD ST; Private, for-profit; Website: worldwideeducational.com)
  • RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY CENTRAL OFFICE (Location: 83 SOMERSET ST; Public; Website: www.rutgers.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near New Brunswick:

  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 4 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)

Schools

Public high schools in New Brunswick:

  • NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH (Students: 1,206; Location: 1125 LIVINGSTON AVENUE; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 268 BALDWIN ST.; Grades: 08 – 12)

Private high school in New Brunswick:

  • ST PETER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 147; Location: 175 SOMERSET STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in New Brunswick:

  • A CHESTER REDSHAW (Students: 965; Location: 216 LIVINGSTON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • ROOSEVELT ELEM (Students: 829; Location: 83 LIVINGSTON AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • MCKINLEY COMM (Students: 708; Location: 43 VAN DYKE AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • LINCOLN (Students: 669; Location: 66 BARTLETT STREET; Grades: PK – 08)
  • LORD STIRLING (Students: 621; Location: 43 CARMAN ST; Grades: KG – 08)
  • PAUL ROBESON COMM (Students: 521; Location: 199 COMMERCIAL AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • WOODROW WILSON (Students: 502; Location: 133 TUNISON RD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • LIVINGSTON (Students: 404; Location: 207 DELEVAN STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
  • GREATER BRUNSWICK CS (Students: 141; Location: 115 COMMERCIAL AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
  • MDSEX CTY VOC N BRUNSWICK (Students: 54; Location: 256 EASTON AVENUE; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in New Brunswick:

  • ST PETERS EL SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 165 SOMERSET ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARY OF MT VIRGIN SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 192 SANDFORD STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • GREATER NEW BRUNSWICK DAY CARE (Students: 90; Location: P.O. BOX 1167; Grades: PK – KG)
  • JOHNSON – JOHNSON CHILD CNTR (Students: 62; Location: 1 J-J PLAZA; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CHILDREN’S HOUSE MONTESSORI SC (Students: 52; Location: 115 COMMERCIAL AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in New Brunswick:

  • NEW BRUNSWICK FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,396,331; Location: 60 LIVINGSTON AVENUE; 80,445 books; 425 audio materials; 1,200 video materials; 188 serial subscriptions)

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