Humidity & wind
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Population
57,133
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$353,800
Owner-occupied units
New Brunswick, NJ
New Jersey · 40.487° N, 74.444° W · 5 sq mi
New Brunswick is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 57,133 and about 10,918 residents per square mile. The median household earns $65,810 a year, and the median home is worth $353,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
5 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
10,918
People per square mile
Rank by population
#779
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#876
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$65,810
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,814
Per month
Homeownership
21.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.3 min
One way
People
Median age
24.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
23.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
39.9%
Households
15,676
3.13 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.8%
Professional & business services 12.9%
Retail trade 11%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near New Brunswick
- Plainfield, NJ9 mi · 57,141
- Perth Amboy, NJ9 mi · 56,739
- Elizabeth, NJ18 mi · 141,675
- Bayonne, NJ21 mi · 74,744
- Newark, NJ22 mi · 323,808
- East Orange, NJ23 mi · 72,159
- Jersey City, NJ25 mi · 302,013
- Trenton, NJ25 mi · 91,506
Cities about the same size
- Burleson, TX56,907
- Lincoln, CA57,367
- Albany, OR56,894
- Kettering, OH57,396
- Monterey Park, CA57,457
- Tonawanda Town, NY56,806
- Taylorsville, UT57,484
- Smyrna, GA57,513
More in New Jersey
- Paterson161,793
- Toms River94,956
- Clifton91,127
- Camden71,430
- Passaic71,337
- Lakewood69,585
- Union City66,656
- Vineland62,703
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.