In 2021, New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ had a population of 156k people with a median age of 30.8 and a median household income of $83,015. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ grew from 153,249 to 156,168, a 1.9% increase and its median household income grew from $77,062 to $83,015, a 7.72% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (42.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (16%), White (Hispanic) (13.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), and Other (Hispanic) (8.77%).
44.4% of the households in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
85.8% of the residents in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Middlesex County (Central)--New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13,381 degrees awarded in 2021), Chamberlain University-New Jersey (212 degrees), and New Brunswick Theological Seminary (27 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ was $354,400, and the homeownership rate was 51.7%.
Most people in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.
New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, Middlesex County (Southwest) PUMA, NJ, South Plainfield & Middlesex Boroughs PUMA, NJ, Metuchen Borough PUMA, NJ, Perth Amboy City & Sayreville Borough PUMA, NJ, and Somerset County (South) PUMA, NJ.