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Piscataway, NJ
Demographic Data




Piscataway 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

Piscataway Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

60,366

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
13.5%
18 - 24:
21.4%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
12.1%
Over 65 Years:
11.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
18.6%
18.6%
92.1%
92.1%
49.6%
49.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Piscataway
USA
$41,467
$41,467
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Piscataway
USA
$122,965
$122,965
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.5%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Retail
Finance
Transportation
Other
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Public Service
Wholesale
Information Technology
15.1%
15.1%
13.7%
13.7%
12.3%
12.3%
11.9%
11.9%
11.7%
11.7%
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
5.5%
4.1%
4.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Asian
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
33.0%
33.0%
29.1%
29.1%
18.9%
18.9%
15.2%
15.2%
3.6%
3.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Jamaican
English
Egyptian
Hungarian
Guyanese
Moroccan
French
African
Russian
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Nigerian
Scottish
Ukrainian
Haitian
Portuguese
Greek
5.3%
5.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Langs. of India
Spanish
Other Asian languages
Chinese
Tagalog
Polish
French
Arabic
African languages
Urdu
Vietnamese
Korean
Other Indo-European
Native American languages
Russian
Portuguese
Italian
Slavic languages
Greek
56.1%
56.1%
13.3%
13.3%
11.3%
11.3%
4.7%
4.7%
3.8%
3.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Piscataway Residents

36.3%


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