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

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Population: 20,709. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,460 (+3.6% change)
Males: 10,050 (48.5%), Females: 10,659 (51.5%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $47,148
Median house value: $135,500

Population by Race

Races in Carteret:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.2%)
  • Hispanic (23.4%)
  • Black (9.5%)
  • Other race (9.3%)
  • Asian Indian (5.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (14.3%), Irish (12.9%), Polish (12.3%), German (7.2%), Hungarian (4.6%), Ukrainian (3.7%).

Elevation: 16 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carteret

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carteret borough

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

23.4% Foreign born (9.9% Latin America, 6.6% Asia, 6.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,727 (+9.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carteret:

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

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carteret:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 18 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 23 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carteret:

  • LINDEN (about 3 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 19 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Carteret:

  • 7 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.
  • 9 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 12 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 Carteret:

  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 7 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high school in Carteret:

  • CARTERET HIGH (Students: 966; Location: 199 WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Carteret:

  • GATEWAY SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 60 HIGH STREET; Grades: 1 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Carteret:

  • CARTERET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 932; Location: 300 CARTERET AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COLUMBUS (Students: 714; Location: 1 CARTERET AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MINUE (Students: 681; Location: 83 POST BLVD.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • NATHAN HALE SCHOOL (Students: 567; Location: 678 ROOSEVELT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Carteret:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 865 ROOSEVELT AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HOLY FAMILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 132 EMERSON STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Carteret:

  • CARTERET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $532,974; Location: 100 COOKE AVENUE; 71,855 books; 589 audio materials; 1,048 video materials; 148 serial subscriptions)

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