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Middlesex County, New Jersey (NJ)

County population in 2022: 861,418 (99% urban, 1% rural); it was 750,162 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 136,540
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 50,607
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 177,377
Renter-occupied apartments: 94,039 (it was 88,438 in 2000)
% of renters here:

33%
State:

35%

Land area: 310 sq. mi.

Water area: 12.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2781 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Middlesex County: 119.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.1%), Retail trade (10.6%), Manufacturing (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Middlesex County, NJ (2022)
    • 330,18738.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 221,29325.7%Asian alone
    • 199,63223.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 85,6179.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 20,1492.3%Two or more races
    • 3,6790.4%Some other race alone
    • 5860.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2750.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

39.5 years
New Jersey median age:

40.4 years
Males: 429,006  (49.8%)
Females: 432,412  (50.2%)
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Average household size:
Middlesex County:

2.0 people
New Jersey:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $102,400 ($61,446 in 1999)
This county:

$102,400
New Jersey:

$96,346

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,549 (lower quartile is $1,180, upper quartile is $1,889)
This county:

$1549
State:

$1399


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $440,000 (it was $164,400 in 2000)
Middlesex:

$440,000
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $330,600 - $602,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $489,297
Here:

$489,297
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $387,943
Here:

$387,943
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $281,108
Here:

$281,108
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $341,963
Here:

$341,963
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,268
Here:

$260,268
State:

$368,745

Mobile homes: $71,279
Here:

$71,279
State:

$119,788

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,628
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,118

Institutionalized population: 8,024

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0
Middlesex County, NJ map from a distance

Health of residents in Middlesex County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
72.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
72.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
73.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 191 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.
9.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 769 buildings, average cost: $217,800
  • 2021: 922 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 2020: 789 buildings, average cost: $145,600
  • 2019: 749 buildings, average cost: $195,100
  • 2018: 767 buildings, average cost: $187,400
  • 2017: 799 buildings, average cost: $187,300
  • 2016: 886 buildings, average cost: $175,200
  • 2015: 839 buildings, average cost: $181,600
  • 2014: 783 buildings, average cost: $175,800
  • 2013: 852 buildings, average cost: $174,100
  • 2012: 738 buildings, average cost: $171,700
  • 2011: 724 buildings, average cost: $174,400
  • 2010: 836 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 2009: 603 buildings, average cost: $168,500
  • 2008: 589 buildings, average cost: $172,100
  • 2007: 878 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2006: 1177 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2005: 1774 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2004: 1899 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 2003: 1808 buildings, average cost: $116,100
  • 2002: 1623 buildings, average cost: $112,700
  • 2001: 1533 buildings, average cost: $105,300
  • 2000: 1850 buildings, average cost: $108,900
  • 1999: 2562 buildings, average cost: $93,000
  • 1998: 2608 buildings, average cost: $92,100
  • 1997: 2392 buildings, average cost: $86,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Middlesex, NJ residents
Average permit cost in Middlesex, NJ

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $9,425 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,823 (2.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Middlesex, NJ in 2022
Distribution of house value in Middlesex, NJ in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Middlesex, NJ in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.4%
Middlesex County:

8.4%
New Jersey:

9.7%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.5% for Black residents, 15.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.1% for American Indian residents, 11.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 17.3% for other race residents, 10.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.5 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 40.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.0 years old, Black residents: 36.6 years old, American Indian residents: 31.7 years old, Asian residents: 38.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.7 years old, Other race residents: 33.5 years old)

Area name: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Middlesex County is $1009 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1187 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1490 a month.

Cities in this county include: Edison, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, East Brunswick, Sayreville, North Brunswick Township, Old Bridge, South Plainfield, Carteret, Woodbridge.

Middlesex County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Middlesex County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Camp Wilson (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Tinicum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Hunterdon County , Clinton County, Indiana , Franklin County, Ohio , Plumas County, California , Ohio County, West Virginia , Queens County, New York , Livingston County, Illinois , Peoria County, Illinois .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
New Jersey:

4.5%

Unemployment by year in Middlesex, NJ
County total employment by year in Middlesex, NJ
County average yearly wages by year in Middlesex, NJ

Current college students: 54,877
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 306,479 (60.8% naturalized citizens)

Middlesex County:

35.6%
Whole state:

23.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 97,8442010 or later
  • 83,7782000 to 2009
  • 60,9081990 to 1999
  • 49,9251980 to 1989
  • 22,9291970 to 1979
  • 21,918Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%

Middlesex County marital status for males Middlesex County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 168,005
  • One, attached: 35,934
  • Two: 18,580
  • 3 or 4: 15,596
  • 5 to 9: 18,627
  • 10 to 19: 28,378
  • 20 to 49: 9,921
  • 50 or more: 18,922
  • Mobile homes: 3,240
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 74

Housing units in Middlesex County with a mortgage: 124,691 (13,828 second mortgage, 608 home equity loan, 11,790 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,974

Here:

96.1% with mortgage
State:

95.9% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Middlesex County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic322,34074
Other48,71773
Mainline Protestant35,693113
Evangelical Protestant29,296130
Orthodox13,49114
Black Protestant5,87917
None354,442-
Middlesex County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 221
Middlesex County:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 172
This county:

2.20 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

1.76 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 69
Middlesex County:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
New Jersey:

0.81 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 477
This county:

6.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Middlesex County:

7.6%
New Jersey:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Middlesex County:

23.8%
State:

23.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.2%
State:

18.0%

Agriculture in Middlesex County:

Average size of farms: 79 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $82,555
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1408.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64,275
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.27%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87,190
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.35
Corn for grain: 3855 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 758 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6370 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2,089 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Middlesex County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 261.1 miles away from Middlesex County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 239.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 280.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 278.3 miles away from Middlesex County center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4264: March 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4264, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4048: November 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4048, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 26, 2010 to December 27, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1954: February 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1954, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 15, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1897: April 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New Jersey Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 20, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1694: April 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1694, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Middlesex County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 6, Heavy Rains: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Middlesex

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 287,590 (64.4%)
  • Carpooled: 44,458 (10.0%)
  • Bus: 2,028 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,059 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 685 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 17,702 (4.0%)
  • Bicycle: 1,139 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 17,371 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 74,251 (16.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (12%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Production occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (32%)
  • Dominican Republic (11%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Pakistan (2%)
  • Egypt (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Middlesex County


  • Italian (7%)
  • Polish (3%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • American (3%)
  • Egyptian (2%)
  • German (2%)
  • Portuguese (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Middlesex County, New Jersey in 2010:

  • 13,766 people in college/university student housing
  • 3,665 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 2,957 people in state prisons
  • 989 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 774 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 399 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 385 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 365 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 283 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 122 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 45 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 38 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 26 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 19 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Middlesex County, New Jersey in 2000:

  • 9,390 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 3,370 people in nursing homes
  • 2,640 people in state prisons
  • 994 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 926 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 790 people in other group homes
  • 599 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 538 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 532 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 263 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 230 people in religious group quarters
  • 209 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 147 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 77 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 42 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 30 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 22 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 19 people in halfway houses
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $96,170.

6.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($80,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.75%
New Jersey average:

6.70%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($55 average AGI)
Middlesex County:

0.01%
New Jersey average:

0.01%

3.94% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($44,775 average AGI)
2.79% relocated from other states ($35,775 average AGI)
Middlesex County:

2.79%
New Jersey average:

2.98%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Union County, NJ  0.83% ($60,639 average AGI)
from Hudson County, NJ  0.60% ($105,758)
from Somerset County, NJ  0.57% ($72,197)
from Monmouth County, NJ  0.50% ($79,332)
from Essex County, NJ  0.40% ($58,838)
from Kings County, NY  0.34% ($76,228)
from Mercer County, NJ  0.28% ($94,480)


7.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($94,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.27%
New Jersey average:

7.02%


0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($103 average AGI)
Middlesex County:

0.02%
New Jersey average:

0.02%

4.01% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($49,316 average AGI)
3.25% relocated to other states ($44,828 average AGI)
Middlesex County:

3.25%
New Jersey average:

3.32%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Somerset County, NJ  0.82% ($86,018 average AGI)
to Monmouth County, NJ  0.62% ($113,299)
to Mercer County, NJ  0.46% ($99,803)
to Union County, NJ  0.44% ($69,977)
to Ocean County, NJ  0.40% ($91,005)
to Hudson County, NJ  0.30% ($80,731)
to Essex County, NJ  0.19% ($66,379)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.5

Births per 1000 population in Middlesex County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Middlesex County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Middlesex County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Middlesex County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 103,063 (89,740 aged, 13,323 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 21,770 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Middlesex County, New Jersey in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (10,647)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (7,975)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (6,754)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,630)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,385)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (3,173)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,877)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,730)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,562)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,367)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.51
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,530
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 215
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,994

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,287
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 666
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 3,410

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 57.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Suffocation - 16.9
  • Poisoning - 15.1
  • Firearm - 13.4
  • Other - 11.7

Household type by relationship:

Households: 861,418
  • Male householders: 161,260 (30,819 living alone), Female householders: 145,690 (39,039 living alone)
  • 168,126 spouses (166,640 opposite-sex spouses), 20,032 unmarried partners, (18,999 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 257,831 children (245,542 natural, 4,962 adopted, 7,327 stepchildren), 15,271 grandchildren, 9,541 brothers or sisters, 21,897 parents, 0 foster children, 15,345 other relatives, 21,456 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 24,969

Size of family households: 78,732 2-persons, 51,771 3-persons, 55,146 4-persons, 18,620 5-persons, 8,444 6-persons, 4,469 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 69,858 1-person, 17,011 2-persons, 1,438 3-persons, 646 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 408 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

126,309 married couples with children.
36,784 single-parent households (6,792 men, 29,992 women).

53.7% of residents of Middlesex speak English at home.
17.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
16.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,635,387,000 ($4,631 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $183,266,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,417,311,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $882,106,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,666,000
Federal grants: $729,577,000
Federal procurement contracts: $335,350,000 ($140,183,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $262,379,000 ($21,986,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $121,827,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $484,224,000
Federal Government insurance: $522,036,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 55,838
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 29,177
Here:

37 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +43,606
Here:

+55 per 1000 residents
State:

+33 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -29,817
Here:  -38 per 1000 residents
State:  -22 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Middlesex County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 30.89 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Year house built in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Year house built in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • 2,0472020 or later
  • 22,0232010 to 2019
  • 28,3372000 to 2009
  • 32,2741990 to 1999
  • 53,3201980 to 1989
  • 41,1081970 to 1979
  • 44,6601960 to 1969
  • 48,1631950 to 1959
  • 16,4231940 to 1949
  • 28,9221939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • 5291 room
  • 8072 rooms
  • 4,4833 rooms
  • 17,6894 rooms
  • 30,6685 rooms
  • 42,2656 rooms
  • 35,2617 rooms
  • 32,2188 rooms
  • 35,4629+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • 6,1781 room
  • 10,1322 rooms
  • 29,2893 rooms
  • 28,9034 rooms
  • 18,2965 rooms
  • 6,1106 rooms
  • 4,6097 rooms
  • 1,6938 rooms
  • 2,3589+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • 529no bedroom
  • 3,8721 bedroom
  • 37,1002 bedrooms
  • 83,5233 bedrooms
  • 60,0504 bedrooms
  • 14,3085+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Middlesex County, New Jersey
  • 6,554no bedroom
  • 43,8541 bedroom
  • 37,1002 bedrooms
  • 15,3603 bedrooms
  • 3,3334 bedrooms
  • 1,3675+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County, New Jersey in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6,658no vehicle
  • 52,4191 vehicle
  • 88,3772 vehicles
  • 35,5383 vehicles
  • 12,8884 vehicles
  • 3,5025+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Middlesex County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 16,898no vehicle
  • 51,0581 vehicle
  • 32,0382 vehicles
  • 5,6703 vehicles
  • 1,2594 vehicles
  • 6455+ vehicles

90.6% of Middlesex County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in New Jersey.

Middlesex County:

90.6%
State average:

90.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 380,822
  • Other state: 156,571
  • Northeast: 118,474
  • Midwest: 10,872
  • South: 17,591
  • West: 9,634
Year householders moved into unit in Middlesex County, NJ
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Middlesex County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 85.1%Utility gas
  • 8.5%Electricity
  • 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 65.6%Utility gas
  • 29.9%Electricity
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,506
Here:

7.9%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,425
Here:

7.5%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24,396
Here:

42.0%
New Jersey:

33.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Middlesex County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,078,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,043,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,056,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $566,000
    Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $97,707,000
    Sewerage: $93,140,000
    Other: $54,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,630,000
    Other: $52,737,000
    Higher Education - Other: $45,883,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,332,000
    Higher Education - Other: $28,377,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,959,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $563,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $478,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $248,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $171,000
    Regular Highways: $161,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $69,243,000
    Sewerage: $57,194,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,841,000
    Other Higher Education: $5,299,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,886,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,574,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,928,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,471,000
    General - Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $130,508,000
    Other Higher Education: $90,384,000
    General - Other: $88,611,000
    Other Higher Education: $87,659,000
    Sewerage: $65,469,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $49,260,000
    Sewerage: $48,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $45,894,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,292,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,567,000
    Correctional Institutions: $42,631,000
    Correctional Institutions: $37,972,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,460,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,994,000
    Police Protection: $25,146,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,468,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,452,000
    Police Protection: $18,991,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,346,000
    Health - Other: $11,531,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,847,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,264,000
    Regular Highways: $7,101,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,862,000
    Health - Other: $6,685,000
    Regular Highways: $6,437,000
    Financial Administration: $5,786,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,692,000
    Hospitals: $5,256,000
    Hospitals: $4,948,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,419,000
    Financial Administration: $2,861,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,954,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,804,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,549,000
    Corrections - Other: $126,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $11,857,000
    Education: $2,986,000
    Housing and Community Development: $902,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,532,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,168,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,272,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $1,272,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,272,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $16,529,000
    Education: $16,163,000
    Other: $14,067,000
    Other: $13,278,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,166,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,384,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,684,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,944,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $61,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $57,900,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $50,900,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,540,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,858,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,158,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,145,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,295,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,274,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,238,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,080,000
    Rents: $415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $6,983,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $914,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $661,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $350,195,000
    Cash and Securities: $252,496,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $44,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $34,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $185,000
    Beginning: $168,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,442,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,900,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $32,316,000
    Education: $27,763,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,644,000
    Public Welfare: $12,052,000
    Highways: $11,769,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,530,000
    Other: $3,450,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,841,000
    Public Welfare: $1,171,000
    Other: $399,000
  • Tax - Property: $401,702,000
    Property: $380,430,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,147,000
    : $25,347,000

Middlesex County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,078,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,043,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,056,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $566,000
    Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $97,707,000
    Sewerage: $93,140,000
    Other: $54,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,630,000
    Other: $52,737,000
    Higher Education - Other: $45,883,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,332,000
    Higher Education - Other: $28,377,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,959,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $563,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $478,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $248,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $171,000
    Regular Highways: $161,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $69,243,000
    Sewerage: $57,194,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,841,000
    Other Higher Education: $5,299,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,886,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,574,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,928,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,471,000
    General - Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $130,508,000
    Other Higher Education: $90,384,000
    General - Other: $88,611,000
    Other Higher Education: $87,659,000
    Sewerage: $65,469,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $49,260,000
    Sewerage: $48,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $45,894,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,292,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,567,000
    Correctional Institutions: $42,631,000
    Correctional Institutions: $37,972,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,460,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,994,000
    Police Protection: $25,146,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,468,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,452,000
    Police Protection: $18,991,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,346,000
    Health - Other: $11,531,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,847,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,264,000
    Regular Highways: $7,101,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,862,000
    Health - Other: $6,685,000
    Regular Highways: $6,437,000
    Financial Administration: $5,786,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,692,000
    Hospitals: $5,256,000
    Hospitals: $4,948,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,419,000
    Financial Administration: $2,861,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,954,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,804,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,549,000
    Corrections - Other: $126,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $11,857,000
    Education: $2,986,000
    Housing and Community Development: $902,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,532,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,168,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,272,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $1,272,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,272,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $16,529,000
    Education: $16,163,000
    Other: $14,067,000
    Other: $13,278,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,166,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,384,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,684,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,944,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $61,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $57,900,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $50,900,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,540,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,858,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,158,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,145,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,295,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,274,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,238,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,080,000
    Rents: $415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $6,983,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $914,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $661,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $350,195,000
    Cash and Securities: $252,496,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $44,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $34,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $185,000
    Beginning: $168,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,442,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,900,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $32,316,000
    Education: $27,763,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,644,000
    Public Welfare: $12,052,000
    Highways: $11,769,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,530,000
    Other: $3,450,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,841,000
    Public Welfare: $1,171,000
    Other: $399,000
  • Tax - Property: $401,702,000
    Property: $380,430,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,147,000
    : $25,347,000

Middlesex County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,078,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,043,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,056,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $566,000
    Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $97,707,000
    Sewerage: $93,140,000
    Other: $54,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,630,000
    Other: $52,737,000
    Higher Education - Other: $45,883,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,332,000
    Higher Education - Other: $28,377,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,959,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $563,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $478,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $248,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $171,000
    Regular Highways: $161,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $69,243,000
    Sewerage: $57,194,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,841,000
    Other Higher Education: $5,299,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,886,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,574,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,928,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,471,000
    General - Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $130,508,000
    Other Higher Education: $90,384,000
    General - Other: $88,611,000
    Other Higher Education: $87,659,000
    Sewerage: $65,469,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $49,260,000
    Sewerage: $48,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $45,894,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,292,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,567,000
    Correctional Institutions: $42,631,000
    Correctional Institutions: $37,972,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,460,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,994,000
    Police Protection: $25,146,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,468,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,452,000
    Police Protection: $18,991,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,346,000
    Health - Other: $11,531,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,847,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,264,000
    Regular Highways: $7,101,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,862,000
    Health - Other: $6,685,000
    Regular Highways: $6,437,000
    Financial Administration: $5,786,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,692,000
    Hospitals: $5,256,000
    Hospitals: $4,948,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,419,000
    Financial Administration: $2,861,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,954,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,804,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,549,000
    Corrections - Other: $126,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $11,857,000
    Education: $2,986,000
    Housing and Community Development: $902,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,532,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,168,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,272,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $1,272,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,272,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $16,529,000
    Education: $16,163,000
    Other: $14,067,000
    Other: $13,278,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,166,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,384,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,684,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,944,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $61,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $57,900,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $50,900,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,540,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,858,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,158,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,145,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,295,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,274,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,238,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,080,000
    Rents: $415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $6,983,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $914,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $661,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $350,195,000
    Cash and Securities: $252,496,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $44,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $34,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $185,000
    Beginning: $168,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,442,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,900,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $32,316,000
    Education: $27,763,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,644,000
    Public Welfare: $12,052,000
    Highways: $11,769,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,530,000
    Other: $3,450,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,841,000
    Public Welfare: $1,171,000
    Other: $399,000
  • Tax - Property: $401,702,000
    Property: $380,430,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,147,000
    : $25,347,000

Middlesex County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $9,078,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,043,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,056,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $566,000
    Cash and Securities: $101,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $97,707,000
    Sewerage: $93,140,000
    Other: $54,746,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,630,000
    Other: $52,737,000
    Higher Education - Other: $45,883,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,332,000
    Higher Education - Other: $28,377,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,237,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,959,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $563,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $478,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $248,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $171,000
    Regular Highways: $161,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $69,243,000
    Sewerage: $57,194,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,841,000
    Other Higher Education: $5,299,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,886,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,574,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,928,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,471,000
    General - Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $130,508,000
    Other Higher Education: $90,384,000
    General - Other: $88,611,000
    Other Higher Education: $87,659,000
    Sewerage: $65,469,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $49,260,000
    Sewerage: $48,919,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $45,894,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,292,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,567,000
    Correctional Institutions: $42,631,000
    Correctional Institutions: $37,972,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $35,131,000
    Solid Waste Management: $34,460,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,994,000
    Police Protection: $25,146,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,542,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $22,468,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,452,000
    Police Protection: $18,991,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,346,000
    Health - Other: $11,531,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,847,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,264,000
    Regular Highways: $7,101,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,862,000
    Health - Other: $6,685,000
    Regular Highways: $6,437,000
    Financial Administration: $5,786,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,692,000
    Hospitals: $5,256,000
    Hospitals: $4,948,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,419,000
    Financial Administration: $2,861,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,954,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,804,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,549,000
    Corrections - Other: $126,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $11,857,000
    Education: $2,986,000
    Housing and Community Development: $902,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,532,000
    Interest on Debt: $12,168,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $1,272,000
    Other - Natural Resources - Other: $1,272,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $1,272,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $98,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $16,529,000
    Education: $16,163,000
    Other: $14,067,000
    Other: $13,278,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $687,166,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $630,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,384,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $502,684,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,944,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $61,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $57,900,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $54,400,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $50,900,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,540,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,858,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,158,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,500,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $19,145,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,295,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,735,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,274,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,238,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,205,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,080,000
    Rents: $415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $6,983,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $914,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $661,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $350,195,000
    Cash and Securities: $252,496,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $44,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $34,000,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $185,000
    Beginning: $168,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $72,442,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,900,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $32,316,000
    Education: $27,763,000
    Health and Hospitals: $12,644,000
    Public Welfare: $12,052,000
    Highways: $11,769,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,530,000
    Other: $3,450,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,841,000
    Public Welfare: $1,171,000
    Other: $399,000
  • Tax - Property: $401,702,000
    Property: $380,430,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $26,147,000
    : $25,347,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 10,712
  • Number of aged recipients: 3,895
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,817
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,169
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,447
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 5,096
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,930
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,839
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 177 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,262$260,5203,759$253,71517,946$254,706826$107,34026$5,706,500534$194,22730$73,167
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED175$257,154522$268,3681,844$261,458137$80,0220$055$200,1274$55,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED459$261,022760$251,9917,277$272,828764$79,7045$2,657,800370$226,79728$99,250
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN376$254,189568$261,7804,500$266,645196$141,9237$306,571169$189,4974$72,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS127$271,976203$273,7831,255$271,16164$105,9221$200,00041$184,6340$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 166 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED549$282,889328$312,0911$126,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED212$290,783171$313,0473$221,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED105$273,981125$314,1440$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN57$285,84251$308,1571$247,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS30$280,5679$292,6671$126,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Middlesex, NJ
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Middlesex, NJ - Value
Most common first names in Middlesex County, NJ among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6,63173.5 years
Mary5,76180.1 years
Joseph4,66873.8 years
William3,38572.5 years
Anna3,29481.3 years
Helen3,16479.2 years
Frank2,46474.6 years
George2,35074.1 years
James2,22670.9 years
Margaret2,19978.4 years
Most common last names in Middlesex County, NJ among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith86474.3 years
Miller58475.4 years
Johnson50874.6 years
Brown44673.7 years
Williams34272.8 years
Jones28674.2 years
Anderson28175.3 years
Toth26075.0 years
Davis24273.4 years
Patel23471.9 years
Businesses in Middlesex County, NJ
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven33Jimmy John's1
A&P4JoS. A. Bank2
ALDI2Johnny Rockets1
ALDO1Jones New York9
AMF Bowling1Journeys2
AT&T16Justice4
Ace Hardware1KFC8
Advance Auto Parts6Kmart2
Aeropostale3Knights Inn1
Aerosoles1Kohl's3
American Eagle Outfitters2Kroger2
Ann Taylor3LA Fitness3
Applebee's3La-Z-Boy2
Arby's1Lane Bryant2
Ashley Furniture1Lane Furniture6
Audi1LensCrafters3
AutoZone8Little Caesars Pizza3
Avenue3Lowe's4
BMW1Macy's4
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill2Marriott5
Bakers2Marshalls4
Bally Total Fitness1MasterBrand Cabinets64
Banana Republic2McDonald's20
Barnes & Noble2Men's Wearhouse3
Baskin-Robbins15Motel 62
Bath & Body Works4Motherhood Maternity5
Bebe1New Balance4
Bed Bath & Beyond2New York & Co4
Ben & Jerry's1Nike13
Best Western3Nissan3
Blockbuster6Office Depot1
Brookstone1Old Navy1
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards1Olive Garden2
Budget Car Rental2On The Border1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Outback3
Burger King21Outback Steakhouse3
CVS15Pac Sun1
Casual Male XL1Panda Express1
Catherines2Panera Bread4
Charlotte Russe2Papa John's Pizza7
Chevrolet3Pathmark6
Chick-Fil-A1Payless11
Chico's2Penske4
Chipotle2PetSmart4
Cinnabon 2Pier 1 Imports2
Circle K4Pizza Hut5
Clarks2Popeyes4
Cold Stone Creamery4Qdoba Mexican Grill2
Coldwater Creek2Quiznos5
Comfort Inn1RadioShack12
Comfort Suites2Ramada2
Costco1Raymour & Flanigan1
Crate & Barrel1Red Lobster3
Curves4Red Robin1
DHL3Red Roof Inn2
Dairy Queen2Rite Aid17
Days Hotel1Ruby Tuesday4
Days Inn2Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing3
Decora Cabinetry14SONIC Drive-In1
Dennys2Sam's Club1
Domino's Pizza9Sears10
DressBarn2Sephora1
Dressbarn1Skechers USA1
Dunkin Donuts71Spencer Gifts2
Express2Sprint Nextel7
Extended Stay America1Staples8
Extended Stay Deluxe1Starbucks16
Famous Footwear3Stop & Shop8
Fashion Bug2Studio 61
FedEx143Subaru2
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Subway40
Foot Locker3T-Mobile3
Ford3T.G.I. Driday's4
Forever 212T.J.Maxx2
GNC14Taco Bell8
GameStop15Talbots1
Gap3Target3
Goodwill1The Limited1
Gymboree2The Room Place9
H&M1Torrid2
H&R Block18Toyota4
Haagen-Dazs1Toys"R"Us6
Harmon Face Values5True Value1
Hilton5U-Haul22
Holiday Inn8UPS161
Hollister Co.2Verizon Wireless8
Home Depot6Victoria's Secret2
HomeTown Buffet1Volkswagen1
Homestead Studio Suites1Walgreens11
Honda2Walmart5
Hot Topic1Wendy's12
Houlihan's1Wet Seal2
Hyatt1White Castle5
Hyundai2Wine & Spirits1
IHOP2World Gym1
JCPenney2YMCA10
Jamba Juice1

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