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Population: 6,338. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,391 (+0.8% change)
Males: 3,042 (48.0%), Females: 3,296 (52.0%)

Somerset County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $51,122
Median house value: $182,500

Population by Race

Races in Raritan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
  • Hispanic (8.4%)
  • Filipino (3.5%)
  • Asian Indian (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Black (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (34.1%), German (13.5%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (10.1%), English (4.7%), Slovak (3.8%).

Elevation: 76 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Raritan

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Raritan borough

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

23.4% Foreign born (9.3% Europe, 6.8% Latin America, 6.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +513 (+8.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Raritan:

  • SOMERSET MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ)
  • CARRIER CLINIC FOUNDATION (about 8 miles; BELLE MEAD, NJ)
  • MATHENY SCHOOL & HOSPITAL,THE (about 10 miles; PEAPACK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Raritan:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 24 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 34 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 40 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Raritan:

  • SOMERSET (about 4 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 6 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 7 miles; READINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N51)

Amtrak stations near Raritan:

  • 15 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.
  • 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 Raritan:

  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 14 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 15 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 20 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)

Public primary/middle schools in Raritan:

  • JOHN F KENNEDY (Students: 538; Location: 255 WOODMERE ST; Grades: KG – 03)
  • SOMERSET ELEM ACADEMY (Students: 31; Location: 12 EAST SOMERSET ST; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle school in Raritan:

  • ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 29 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Raritan:

  • RARITAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $271,159; Location: 54 E. SOMERSET STREET; 44,752 books; 126 audio materials; 1,740 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)

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