Woodbridge, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 18,309
Males: 8,777 (47.9%), Females: 9,532 (52.1%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $60,594
Median house value: $152,500

Population by Race

Races in Woodbridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.8%)
  • Asian Indian (7.8%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Korean (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (16.9%), Irish (16.8%), Polish (12.1%), German (10.2%), Hungarian (7.3%), English (3.3%).

Elevation: 34 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Woodbridge

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woodbridge CDP

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

19.3% Foreign born (9.7% Asia, 4.6% Europe, 3.1% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Woodbridge:

  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; PERTH AMBOY, NJ)
  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
  • STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-SOUT (about 6 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woodbridge:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 22 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 26 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Woodbridge:

  • LINDEN (about 6 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 16 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 17 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)

Amtrak stations near Woodbridge:

  • 4 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.
  • 12 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 13 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.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodbridge:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 11 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 13 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 15 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)

Schools

Public high schools in Woodbridge:

  • WOODBRIDGE HIGH (Students: 1,616; Location: KELLY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MDSEX CTY VOC WOODBRIDGE (Students: 244; Location: 1 CONVERY BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Woodbridge:

  • WOODBRIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 531; Location: BARRON AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ROSS STREET (Students: 379; Location: ROSS STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MAWBEY STREET (Students: 375; Location: MAWBEY STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Woodbridge:

  • ST JAMES SCHOOL-WOODBRIDGE (Students: 332; Location: 341 AMBOY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Woodbridge:

  • WOODBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,263,367; Location: GEORGE FREDERICK PLAZA; 391,955 books; 5,571 audio materials; 9,768 video materials; 936 serial subscriptions)