Iselin, NJ

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2024 Population

19,551

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.5

0.26% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.87%

23.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$109,500

2.77% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$426,800

8.27% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

9,978

2.23% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Iselin, 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.

78.6% of the residents in Iselin, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Iselin, NJ are Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin (297 degrees awarded in 2023), PC AGE-Metropark (27 degrees), and DeVry University-New Jersey (24 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Iselin, NJ was $426,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.3%.

Most people in Iselin, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Iselin, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Iselin, NJ is home to a population of 19.6k people, from which 78.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 50.4% of Iselin, NJ residents were born outside of the country (9.86k people).

In 2024, there were 2.09 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.44k people) in Iselin, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.52k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.6%

2024 Citizenship

74.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78.6% of Iselin, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Iselin, NJ was 74.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Iselin, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Iselin, NJ

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.44k ± 1.09k
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.52k ± 1.08k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.1k ± 865

14.8%

Hispanic Population

2.89k people

14.8% of the people in Iselin, NJ are hispanic (2.89k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Iselin, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
273,706 ± 12,653 people
Dominican Republic
205,965 ± 11,018 people
Mexico
107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

Foreign-Born Population

50.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.86k people

54.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

10.4k people

As of 2024, 50.4% of Iselin, NJ residents (9.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Iselin, NJ was 54.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Iselin, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
115 ± 109
Vietnam
92 ± 64
World War II
3 ± 5

Iselin, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Iselin, NJ.

Economy

The economy of Iselin, NJ employs 9.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Iselin, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,475 people), Retail Trade (1,301 people), and Manufacturing (1,150 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($107,083), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($102,109), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,490).

Employment

Occupations

9.98k

2024 Value

± 1,042

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iselin, NJ grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 9.76k employees to 9.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iselin, NJ, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,351 people), Management Occupations (1,047 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (910 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iselin, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.98k

2024 Value

± 1,042

2.23%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Iselin, NJ grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 9.76k employees to 9.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iselin, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,475 people), Retail Trade (1,301 people), and Manufacturing (1,150 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iselin, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Iselin, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,091

Median earning men ± $14,534

$57,105

Median earning women ± $10,267

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,413), Public Administration ($101,394), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,610).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,819), Information ($103,281), and Manufacturing ($84,355).

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Iselin, NJ awarded 348 degrees. The student population of Iselin, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 205 male students and 511 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Iselin, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (115 and 33.3%), Black or African American (109 and 31.6%), White (44 and 12.8%), and Unknown (42 and 12.2%).

The largest universities in Iselin, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin (297 and 85.3%), PC AGE-Metropark (27 and 7.76%), and DeVry University-New Jersey (24 and 6.9%).

The most popular majors in Iselin, NJ are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (113 and 32.5%), Medical Assistant (89 and 25.6%), and Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications (58 and 16.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Iselin, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 716 (28.6% men and 71.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 716 students enrolled in Iselin, NJ, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 325 records, of which 77.5% were women and 22.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
89 degrees awarded
Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
57 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
113 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Iselin, NJ was Medical Assistant with 89 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Iselin, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
297 degrees awarded
PC AGE-Metropark
27 degrees awarded
DeVry University-New Jersey
24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin with 297 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 112 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Iselin, NJ, which is 0.475 times less than the 236 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 115 degrees mean that there were 1.06 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 109 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($14,392) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($640) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Iselin, NJ was $426,800 in 2024, which is 1.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $394,200 to $426,800, a 8.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Iselin, NJ is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Iselin, NJ have an average commute time of 34.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iselin, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$426,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,562

$4,254

Median Property Taxes

±$577

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Iselin, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Iselin, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Iselin, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Iselin, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$109,500

Median Household Income

± $12,970

6.51k

Number of Households

± 801

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.51k households in Iselin, NJ declined from $109,500 from the previous year's value of $112,615.

The following chart displays the households in Iselin, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iselin, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55%)
Worked At Home (20.8%)
Public Transit (12.4%)

In 2024, 55% of workers in Iselin, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.4%).

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

34.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iselin, NJ have a longer commute time (34.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.44% of the workforce in Iselin, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Iselin, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Iselin, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iselin, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iselin, NJ (1.54k out of 19.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iselin, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Asian 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

95.4% of the population of Iselin, NJ has health coverage, with 62.2% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 12.1% on Medicare, 8.58% on non-group plans, and 0.194% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.61%

Uninsured

62.2%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

Medicare

8.58%

Non-Group

0.194%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Iselin, NJ declined by 15.5% from 5.45% to 4.61%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iselin, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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