Middlesex is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,461 people and three associated neighborhoods, Middlesex is the 133rd largest community in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Middlesex has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Middlesex telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.11% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The citizens of Middlesex are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.48% of adults in Middlesex have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Middlesex in 2022 was $50,637, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,548 for a family of four. However, Middlesex contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Middlesex is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Middlesex home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middlesex residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Middlesex also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.32% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middlesex include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Middlesex's cultural character, accounting for 23.73% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Middlesex is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.