New Brunswick: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (Middlesex County)

1980: 595,893

1990: 671,780

2000: 750,162

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 1st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 41,442

1990: 41,711

2000: 48,573

Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.6%

U.S. rank in 1980: 525th

U.S. rank in 1990: 624th

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported

Density: 9,293.5 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 23,701

Black: 11,185

American Indian or Alaska Native: 224

Asian: 2,584

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 40 Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 18,947 Other: 8,780

Percent of residents born in state: 44.9% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 3,394

Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,768

Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,196

Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,623

Population 20 to 24 years old: 12,304

Population 25 to 34 years old: 8,573

Population 35 to 44 years old: 5,127

Population 45 to 54 years old: 3,455

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,1081

Population 60 to 64 years old: 915

Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,544

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,213

Population 85 years and over: 389

Median age: 23.6 years (2000)

Births (2004, Middlesex County)

Total number: 11,112

Deaths (2004, Middlesex County)

Total number: 5,658 (of which, 45 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $14,308

Median household income: $36,080

Total households: 13,053

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 730

$10,000 to $14,999: 380

$15,000 to $24,999: 977

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,315

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,253

$50,000 to $74,999: 1,248

$75,000 to $99,999: 760

$100,000 to $149,999: 503

$150,000 to $199,999: 107

$200,000 or more: 86

Percent of families below poverty level: 16.9% (39.8% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported