New Brunswick, NJ

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2023 Population

55,744

0.0467% 1-year growth

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

24.5

2.08% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

31.6%

0.936% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$316,800

9.32% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, New Brunswick, NJ had a population of 55.7k people with a median age of 24.5 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of New Brunswick, NJ grew from 55,718 to 55,744, a 0.0467% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in New Brunswick, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in New Brunswick, NJ was $316,800, and the homeownership rate was 21.8%.

Most people in New Brunswick, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in New Brunswick, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Economy

The economy of New Brunswick, NJ employs N/A people. The largest industries in New Brunswick, NJ are Educational Services (4,233 people), Manufacturing (2,677 people), and Retail Trade (2,562 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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From N/A to N/A, employment in New Brunswick, NJ stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Brunswick, NJ, are Material Moving Occupations (2,938 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,856 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,404 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Brunswick, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Brunswick, NJ, are Educational Services (4,233 people), Manufacturing (2,677 people), and Retail Trade (2,562 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Brunswick, NJ, though some of these residents may live in New Brunswick, 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 2023 are Information ($90,625), Public Administration ($71,964), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($77,636), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,022), and Information ($33,672).

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 2022, universities in New Brunswick, NJ awarded 13,124 degrees. The student population of New Brunswick, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 23,417 male students and 27,352 female students.

The median tuition cost in New Brunswick, NJ for a public four year colleges is $12,900 for in-state students and $30,600 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in New Brunswick, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 66.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 50,769 (46.1% men and 53.9% 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

In 2022 there were 50,769 students enrolled in New Brunswick, NJ, 46.1% men and 53.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Computer & Information Sciences
613 degrees awarded
General Psychology
484 degrees awarded
General Finance
418 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Brunswick, NJ was General Computer & Information Sciences with 613 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New Brunswick, NJ according to their major.

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

Public, 4-year or above ($12,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,363) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

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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

The median property value in New Brunswick, NJ was $316,800 in 2023, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $289,800 to $316,800, a 9.32% increase. The homeownership rate in New Brunswick, NJ is 21.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in New Brunswick, NJ have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Brunswick, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$316,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$19,468

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Median Property Taxes

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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 New Brunswick, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

21.8%

Homeownership

2023

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 21.8% of the housing units in New Brunswick, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 20.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in New Brunswick, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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15.9k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in New Brunswick, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (41.7%)
Walked (14.1%)
Carpooled (13.7%)

In 2023, 41.7% of workers in New Brunswick, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (13.7%).

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

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Brunswick, NJ have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in New Brunswick, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Brunswick, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Brunswick, NJ have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Brunswick, NJ (15.1k out of 47.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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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

N/A% of the population of New Brunswick, NJ has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, NJ see 1023 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (1037 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1131 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 481 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Middlesex County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, NJ see an average of 1,023 patients per year. This represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (1,037 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 38.2% between 18 and 34 years, 29.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.38% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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