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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

55,846

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
15.6%
18 - 24:
29.3%
25 - 34:
13.5%
35 - 54:
22.1%
55 - 64:
6.9%
Over 65 Years:
6.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
22.0%
22.0%
65.9%
65.9%
24.0%
24.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

New Brunswick
USA
$25,693
$25,693
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

New Brunswick
USA
$60,248
$60,248
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

31.6%

Employment Industries

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Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Administration
Construction
Accommodation
Wholesale
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
Public Service
15.7%
15.7%
9.9%
9.9%
9.5%
9.5%
8.7%
8.7%
8.6%
8.6%
8.4%
8.4%
7.6%
7.6%
7.4%
7.4%
5.8%
5.8%
5.4%
5.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
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
51.1%
51.1%
25.1%
25.1%
11.9%
11.9%
8.4%
8.4%
3.4%
3.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Polish
Guyanese
English
Jamaican
Russian
African
Hungarian
Nigerian
Portuguese
Lebanese
U.S. Virgin Islander
Egyptian
Haitian
Ukrainian
Palestinian
European
British West Indian
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Chinese
Langs. of India
African languages
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
French
Russian
French Creole
Korean
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Other Indo-European
Pacific Island languages
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
Italian
Native American languages
47.0%
47.0%
43.5%
43.5%
2.9%
2.9%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born New Brunswick Residents

36.5%


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