COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middlesex vs Bound Brook
PLACE A
Middlesex, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Bound Brook, New Jersey
Middlesex is 13% larger than Bound Brook. Middlesex earns more, with a median household income $14,429 higher. Bound Brook has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 7%).
MIDDLESEXBOUND BROOKDIFFERENCE
Total population14,74013,038+13% vs Bound Brook
Population density4,2267,849−3,624
Population growth7.3%15.2%−7.9 pts
Median age44.338.0+6.3
Male46.5%50.1%−3.6 pts
Female53.5%49.9%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born27.7%38.0%−10.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%30.0%+24.3 pts
Black5.2%7.1%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.3%58.6%−34.3 pts
Asian13.8%2.4%+11.4 pts
Other2.4%1.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$105,000$90,571+$14,429
Per capita income$51,617$43,127+$8,490
Poverty rate11.3%11.1%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.427−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%27.1%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree11.8%11.2%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.1%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation68.0%74.9%−6.9 pts
Median home value$446,400$397,100+$49,300
Median gross rent$1,416$1,973−$557
Owner-occupied73.9%44.8%+29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%2.2%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%63.6%−23.0 pts
Average commute26.123.5+2.6
Worked from home9.4%8.6%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work1.8%2.0%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.9%19.5%−10.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025