City safety & data profile

MiddlesexNJ

Middlesex, NJ is a 14K-resident city in Middlesex County with a median household income of $105,000.

Middlesex County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Middlesex, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Middlesex has a population larger than 23% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $446,400.

Data updated 2026-09-03

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 24%
By size
$105,000
Median income (place)
$446,400
Median home (place)
11.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Middlesex

Middlesex posts a median household income higher than 73% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 27%
by median income, US cities

Where Middlesex income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$105,000 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Middlesex $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Middlesex, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Middlesex sits inside Middlesex County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.57°N, -74.49°W. Population 13,934, $105,000 median household income. Median home value $446,400, median rent $1,416. Poverty rate 11.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Middlesex, NJ stands at 11.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Middlesex runs about 4.3 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.4% of Middlesex workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 9.2% in Middlesex, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

At 44.3 years, Middlesex's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Middlesex from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
13,934
Middlesex · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$105,000
+17% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$446,400
+8% vs avg
Median Age (place)
44.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Middlesex County): Middlesex's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
871K+7%
Median Income
$111,549+40%
Median Home Value
$462,900+40%
Poverty Rate
8.6%+1%
Unemployment
6.7%-26%

Economics

Economics indicators for Middlesex, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,416/mo
Poverty Rate
11.3% -9% vs avg
Unemployment 3.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 36.9%
Work From Home 9.4%
Public Transit 1.8%

Population

White 59%
African American 5.2%
Asian 13.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.7%
High Blood Pressure
33.4%
Obesity
33.2%
Physical Inactivity
25.6%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.9%
Current Smoking
11.7%
Diabetes
11%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.8%
Annual Checkup 78.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Middlesex?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Middlesex right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-MIDDLESEX · Middlesex

Middlesex: 7 tagged alerts; lead category ECCC weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 7 on record
  • MIX-LED 86% ca-weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dallas

Tagged alert mix: Middlesex

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 7 tagged notices on record for Middlesex.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Dallas, TX (7 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Middlesex; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (7 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Dallas, TX 7 alerts Leicester, MA 7 alerts Central, LA 8 alerts Detroit, MI 6 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Middlesex, NJ? ▼
Middlesex, NJ has a population of 13,934 people, located in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Middlesex? ▼
The median household income in Middlesex, NJ is $105,000 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.3%.
What is the median home value in Middlesex? ▼
The median home value in Middlesex, NJ is $446,400. Median rent is $1,416/month.
What are the top health concerns in Middlesex? ▼
The top health indicators in Middlesex include Short Sleep Duration (37.7%), High Blood Pressure (33.4%), Obesity (33.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Middlesex? ▼
The median age in Middlesex, NJ is 44.3 years. 36.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Middlesex, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (11.3% here).

Town 'n' Country, FL 11.3% Turlock, CA 11.3% Haverhill, MA 11.3% Hacienda Heights, CA 11.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($105,000 here).

Battle Ground, WA $104,977 Steamboat Springs, CO $104,964 Redlands, CA $105,041 Powder Springs, GA $105,070

Compare Middlesex with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Warren Township, NJ 15K Bound Brook, NJ 10K Martinsville, NJ 12K Somerset, NJ 22K South Plainfield, NJ 24K North Plainfield, NJ 22K New Brunswick, NJ 57K Edison, NJ 103K
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Using Middlesex's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Middlesex area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Middlesex against New Jersey peers on any ranking lens. Explore New Jersey

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Middlesex County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.