COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middlesex vs South Plainfield
PLACE A
Middlesex, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Middlesex is 41% smaller than South Plainfield. South Plainfield earns more, with a median household income $25,239 higher.
MIDDLESEXSOUTH PLAINFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population14,74024,891−41% vs South Plainfield
Population density4,2263,000+1,226
Population growth7.3%4.1%+3.3 pts
Median age44.341.7+2.6
Male46.5%50.0%−3.5 pts
Female53.5%50.0%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born27.7%23.9%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%47.9%+6.3 pts
Black5.2%9.7%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.3%17.0%+7.3 pts
Asian13.8%21.3%−7.5 pts
Other2.4%4.1%−1.7 pts
Median household income$105,000$130,239−$25,239
Per capita income$51,617$51,315+$302
Poverty rate11.3%3.0%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.343+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%44.0%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree11.8%17.8%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%5.6%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation68.0%67.4%+0.6 pts
Median home value$446,400$470,900−$24,500
Median gross rent$1,416$2,107−$691
Owner-occupied73.9%85.9%−12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%2.1%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%46.8%−6.2 pts
Average commute26.129.7−3.6
Worked from home9.4%16.4%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work1.8%2.1%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.9%3.2%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025