In 2023, Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ had a population of 120k people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $109,290. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ grew from 120,117 to 120,468, a 0.292% increase and its median household income grew from $104,887 to $109,290, a 4.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (45.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (13.8%), Other (Hispanic) (13.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.97%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.24%).
41.5% of the households in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield 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.
86.1% of the residents in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ are Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield (113 degrees awarded in 2022) and Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch (0 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ was $436,000, and the homeownership rate was 65%.
Most people in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield PUMA, NJ borders Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield PUMA, NJ, Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, Somerset County (South) PUMA, NJ, Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ, and Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ.