CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Iselin

New Jersey · 16,141 residents · 3.15 sq mi

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Iselin is home to 16,141 people in New Jersey. Median rent is $790 a month. Median home value sits at $156,300. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Households take in $47,282 a year at the median, 57% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,141

−3%vs 2000

vs 16,698 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(931)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.9%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(897)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(886)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,187)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.2%(3,419)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,334)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(1,751)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.3%(1,990)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,491)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(362)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(97)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$47,282

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,424 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,218

−28%vs 2000

vs $26,793 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$156,300

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $149,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$790

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $995 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.4%(10,252)

Black5.8%(974)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(914)

Asian25.1%(4,194)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(14,114)

Black4.3%(694)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(394)

Asian7.7%(1,243)

Other0.6%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American6.3%(1,241)

Ecuadorian3.3%(641)

Puerto Rican2.2%(432)

Mexican1.7%(342)

Central American1.7%(336)

Dominican1.5%(286)

Salvadoran1.4%(277)

Peruvian1.4%(274)

Argentine0.8%(161)

Colombian0.8%(148)

Cuban0.2%(44)

Honduran0.2%(38)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(19)

Venezuelan0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian40.2%(7,857)

Pakistani3.4%(660)

Filipino2.8%(550)

Sri Lankan0.9%(168)

Bangladeshi0.8%(160)

Chinese0.2%(36)

Korean0.1%(17)

Ancestry

Irish5.8%(1,132)

Italian5.5%(1,068)

German5.2%(1,026)

Polish4%(790)

American2.9%(570)

West Indian2.4%(464)

Subsaharan African1.9%(375)

Portuguese1.6%(315)

Ghanaian0.9%(169)

Arab0.8%(152)

French0.7%(135)

Austrian0.7%(130)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Iraqi0.6%(123)

Russian0.6%(122)

English0.5%(98)

Haitian0.5%(90)

Jamaican0.3%(66)

Nigerian0.3%(62)

Slovak0.2%(43)

Greek0.2%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(37)

Hungarian0.2%(34)

Lithuanian0.2%(31)

Danish0.1%(29)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Brazilian0.1%(15)

Barbadian0.1%(11)

Czech0.1%(10)

Iranian0%(9)

Swedish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Asian Indian population · Largest South American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.1%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 24.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.1%(2,433)

Married63%(4,928)

Widowed2.2%(173)

Divorced3.7%(289)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(2,436)

Married56.5%(4,771)

Widowed6.5%(551)

Divorced8.1%(687)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 82.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.2%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)33.6%(115)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 342 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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