Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ

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2022 Population

114,160

0.332% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

39.7

0.75% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

7.06%

11.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$101,289

8.17% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (36.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12%), White (Hispanic) (8.21%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.06%).

47.2% of the households in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge 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.

86.2% of the residents in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ are Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin (342 degrees awarded in 2022), DeVry University-New Jersey (43 degrees), and PC AGE-Metropark (39 degrees).

Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ, Middlesex County (North Central)--Metuchen & South Edison PUMA, NJ, Middlesex County (East Central)--Perth Amboy & Sayreville PUMA, NJ, Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle PUMA, NJ, NYC-Staten Island Community District 2--Mid-Island PUMA, NY, and NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY.

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Economy

The economy of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ employs 54.5k people. The largest industries in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ are Elementary & secondary schools (3,014 people), Construction (2,968 people), and Computer Systems Design (2,852 people), and the highest paying industries are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($130,180), Nondepository credit & related activities ($121,306), and Computer Systems Design ($121,273).

Employment

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Men

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The workforce of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ.

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Occupations

54.5k

2022 Value

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± −1.41%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ, are Software developers (1,807 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,673 people), and Other managers (1,385 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

54.5k

2022 Value

−1.41%

1 Year decline

± −1.41%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (3,014 people), Construction (2,968 people), and Computer Systems Design (2,852 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,410), Public Administration ($105,638), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,941), Wholesale Trade ($68,289), and Information ($66,864).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ awarded 424 degrees. The student population of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ are Black or African American (170 and 40.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (95 and 22.5%), White (72 and 17%), and Unknown (39 and 9.22%).

The largest universities in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin (342 and 80.7%), DeVry University-New Jersey (43 and 10.1%), and PC AGE-Metropark (39 and 9.2%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.78% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (26.3k), Bachelors Degree (20.4k), and Some college (15k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ is $101,289. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ was Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ with a value of $183,624, followed by Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ and Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $170,196 and $163,601.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,289

Median Household Income

± $4,218

38.5k

Number of Households

± 1,707

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 4.77% of the workforce in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ (7.8k out of 111k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.3% of the population of Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 59.3% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 9.48% on non-group plans, and 0.141% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1181 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1171 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1168 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 370 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,181 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,181 patients per year. This represents a 0.854% increase from the previous year (1,171 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.74%

Uninsured

59.3%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

9.48%

Non-Group

0.141%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.