COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 79.07 vs Census Tract 79.08
PLACE A
Census Tract 79.07, Middlesex County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 79.08, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Census Tract 79.07 is 49% smaller than Census Tract 79.08. Census Tract 79.07 earns more, with a median household income $49,493 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 79.07CENSUS TRACT 79.08DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1886,259−49% vs Census Tract 79.08
Population density2,8446,265−3,421
Median age47.630.6+17.0
Male53.7%43.6%+10.2 pts
Female46.3%56.4%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born24.9%47.9%−23.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.2%18.9%+47.3 pts
Black3.4%34.7%−31.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.8%19.3%−3.5 pts
Asian11.4%26.1%−14.8 pts
Other3.2%0.9%+2.3 pts
Median household income$115,764$66,271+$49,493
Per capita income$57,545$30,209+$27,336
Poverty rate2.5%18.3%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.556−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%28.8%+4.8 pts
Graduate degree8.7%10.2%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%14.8%−10.2 pts
Labor force participation76.4%67.8%+8.6 pts
Median home value$455,200––
Median gross rent$1,399$1,528−$129
Owner-occupied58.3%0.0%+58.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%10.9%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households20.1%50.6%−30.5 pts
Average commute39.930.9+8.9
Worked from home13.3%3.6%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work11.2%10.6%+0.6 pts
Uninsured2.9%13.9%−11.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024