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Population: 13,717. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,938 (+1.6% change)
Males: 6,682 (48.7%), Females: 7,035 (51.3%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $60,723
Median house value: $164,200

Population by Race

Races in Middlesex:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.0%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (26.0%), Irish (20.3%), German (19.4%), Polish (14.5%), English (6.0%), Hungarian (2.3%).

Elevation: 61 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Middlesex

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Middlesex borough

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

12.7% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 4.0% Europe, 3.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +576 (+4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Middlesex:

  • UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 4 miles; PISCATAWAY, NJ)
  • ST PETERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)
  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIV HOSP (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Middlesex:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 25 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 30 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 36 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Middlesex:

  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 7 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • SOMERSET (about 12 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: SMQ)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 16 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Middlesex:

  • 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.
  • 13 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.
  • 20 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 Middlesex:

  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 9 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SOMERVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,283)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)

Schools

Public high school in Middlesex:

  • MIDDLESEX HIGH (Students: 632; Location: 300 KENNEDY DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Middlesex:

  • VON E MAUGER MIDDLE (Students: 868; Location: FISHER AVENUE; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • WATCHUNG (Students: 223; Location: FISHER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
  • PARKER (Students: 208; Location: SOUTH LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
  • HAZELWOOD (Students: 202; Location: HAZELWOOD AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)

Private primary/middle schools in Middlesex:

  • OUR LADY OF MT VIRGIN SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 450 DRAKE AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • SOMERSET HILLS SCHOOL (Students: 107; Location: 1275 BOUND BROOK RD SUITE 1; Grades: UG – UG; Boys only)

Libraries

Library in Middlesex:

  • MIDDLESEX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $406,452; Location: 1300 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; 66,211 books; 250 audio materials; 453 video materials; 156 serial subscriptions)

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