Bound Brook is a city of 12,219 people in New Jersey. 38% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 7,356 people per square mile. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,571, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bound Brook
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share13.1% → 58.6%(+45.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share81.9% → 30.0%(−52.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants52.7% → 44.8%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bound Brook's population equals 3.5% of Somerset County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.9%(64)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.7%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(163)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.4%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 460 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bound Brook, decade by decade
Bound Brook population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,487
$89,009
$398,411
19.2%
38.8
2000
10,155
$85,359
$290,190
23.9%
66.5
2010
10,402
$96,465
$440,347
21.3%
72.8
2020
11,988
$85,576
$330,887
23.4%
77.0
2024
12,219
$90,571
$397,100
27.1%
70.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
