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Moving to Avenel, New Jersey

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Population: 17,552
Males: 10,062 (57.3%), Females: 7,490 (42.7%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $54,929
Median house value: $142,600

Population by Race

Races in Avenel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.0%)
  • Black (19.7%)
  • Asian Indian (13.0%)
  • Hispanic (9.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Other Asian (2.3%)
  • Filipino (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (12.8%), Irish (12.3%), German (7.7%), Polish (6.7%), English (3.8%), Subsaharan African (3.4%).

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Avenel

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Avenel CDP

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

25.9% Foreign born (16.3% Asia, 3.9% Latin America, 2.8% Africa, 2.8% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Avenel:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Avenel:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 25 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Avenel:

  • LINDEN (about 4 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 17 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Avenel:

  • 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.
  • 10 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 14 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Avenel:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 10 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)

Public primary/middle schools in Avenel:

  • AVENEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 740; Location: WOODBINE AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • AVENEL STREET (Students: 445; Location: AVENEL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WOODBINE AVENUE (Students: 353; Location: WOODBINE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

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