# Middlesex County, New Jersey demographics

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Middlesex County, New Jersey (county FIPS 34023) has a median household income of $111,549 (±$1,881) and a total population of 871,290 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 44 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 871,290 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.5 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 307,782 | ±1,150 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $111,549 | ±$1,881 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $462,900 | ±$2,710 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,871 | ±$20 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 63.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 36.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 89.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 45.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 6.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 34023 |
| Land area | 309.25 sq mi |
| Water area | 13.62 sq mi |
| Population density | 2,817 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [08831](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08831) | 16.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [08857](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08857) | 7.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [08512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08512) | 6.9% | 93.3% | Yes |
| [08816](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08816) | 6.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [08854](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08854) | 6.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [08852](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08852) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [08902](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08902) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [08817](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08817) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [08820](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08820) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [08872](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08872) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [08837](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08837) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07080](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07080) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [08536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08536) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [08879](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08879) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07747](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07747) | 2.3% | 54.7% | Yes |
| [08901](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08901) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [08540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08540) | 1.8% | 10.9% |  |
| [08810](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08810) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [08861](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08861) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [08859](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08859) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07095](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07095) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07008](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07008) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [08824](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08824) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07067](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07067) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07001](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07001) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [08846](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08846) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [08840](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08840) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [08830](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08830) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [08882](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08882) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [08884](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08884) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [08850](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08850) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [08832](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08832) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [08904](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08904) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [08863](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08863) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07077](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07077) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07064](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07064) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [08812](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08812) | 0.3% | 20.9% |  |
| [08828](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08828) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07735](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07735) | 0.3% | 16% |  |
| [07726](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07726) | 0.1% | 1.3% |  |
| [07721](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07721) | 0% | 11% |  |
| [08528](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/08528) | 0% | 5.3% |  |
| [07060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07060) | 0% | 0.1% |  |
| [07063](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07063) | 0% | 0% |  |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:023&in=state:34
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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