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New Brunswick, NJ
Demographic Data




New Brunswick Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

New Brunswick Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

55,998

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
15.6%
18 - 24:
30.8%
25 - 34:
13.9%
35 - 54:
21.0%
55 - 64:
7.0%
Over 65 Years:
6.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
23.1%
23.1%
66.7%
66.7%
24.3%
24.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

New Brunswick
USA
$24,057
$24,057
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

New Brunswick
USA
$57,138
$57,138
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

31.9%

Employment Industries

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Education
Retail
Administration
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Other
Finance
Public Service
16.0%
16.0%
10.2%
10.2%
9.4%
9.4%
9.2%
9.2%
8.8%
8.8%
8.7%
8.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.2%
7.2%
5.5%
5.5%
4.5%
4.5%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
46.9%
46.9%
27.4%
27.4%
13.8%
13.8%
8.8%
8.8%
3.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Guyanese
English
Hungarian
Russian
Jamaican
Lebanese
African
U.S. Virgin Islander
European
Portuguese
Palestinian
Egyptian
Ukrainian
Swedish
Nigerian
Ghanian
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
African languages
Other Asian languages
Arabic
French
Slavic languages
Russian
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Korean
French Creole
Other Indo-European
Pacific Island languages
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
Italian
Native American languages
45.7%
45.7%
45.5%
45.5%
2.6%
2.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born New Brunswick Residents

33.8%


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