Moving to South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Population: 4,492. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,505 (+0.3% change)
Males: 2,303 (51.3%), Females: 2,189 (48.7%)

Somerset County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $48,984
Median house value: $132,800

Population by Race

Races in South Bound Brook:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.4%)
  • Hispanic (22.9%)
  • Black (7.8%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.5%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: German (15.3%), Italian (14.4%), Polish (12.7%), Irish (12.3%), United States (3.6%), English (3.0%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Bound Brook

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Bound Brook borough

  • Never married: 34.6%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

22.2% Foreign born (13.0% Latin America, 4.2% Europe, 3.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +287 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near South Bound Brook:

  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 5 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Bound Brook:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 27 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 28 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 38 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Bound Brook:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • SOMERSET (about 11 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • SOLBERG-HUNTERDON (about 15 miles; READINGTON, NJ; Abbreviation: N51)

Amtrak stations near South Bound Brook:

  • 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.
  • 14 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 South Bound Brook:

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 17 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)