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Census Tract 55, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Census Tract 55, GEOID 34023005500, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, entirely within New Brunswick. 3,985 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±590); the 2020 Census counted 3,618.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,985

±590 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,618

Median household income

$53,023

±$34,540 (90% margin)
Middlesex County: $111,549

Median home value

$353,100

±$56,178 (90% margin)
Middlesex County: $462,900

Median gross rent

$1,117

±$635 (90% margin)
Middlesex County: $1,871

Where is Census Tract 55?

Census Tract 55 is one of 192 census tracts in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It covers 1.18 square miles of land, 3,061 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 34023005500, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 55 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
New Brunswick100%
Census Tract 55 (marked with a dot) in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
56.0161.0361.04533534.05 55 2 mi
Census Tract 55 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Middlesex County.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 55: Tract 53 ($62,014), Tract 56.01 ($82,077), Tract 61.03 ($92,835), Tract 61.04 ($134,141), Tract 533 in Somerset County ($104,616) and Tract 534.05 in Somerset County ($184,338). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 55?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 55's population at 3,985 (±590) in 1,334 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,618 residents and 1,218 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 55New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNew Jersey
Total population3,985±59056,345871,2909,343,809
Households1,334±18615,676307,7823,507,701
Average household size2.97±0.433.132.752.62
Housing units1,369±18416,854317,9793,791,354

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 55?

The median resident of Census Tract 55 is 30.9 years old. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 62.6%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 31.0%. 40.6% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 55New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNew Jersey
Median age30.9±1.624.839.540.1
Under 18 years26.6%±5.9 pts21.5%21.5%21.8%
65 years and over1.6%±1.4 pts6.4%16.1%17.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)62.6%±10.8 pts54.6%23.6%22.5%
White alone, not Hispanic3.5%±3.9 pts22.8%37.5%50.9%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic31.0%±9.5 pts11.6%9.7%12.2%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.7%±0.9 pts7.9%25.4%10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.2%±2.9 pts1.8%2.9%3.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts1.2%0.8%0.8%
Born outside the United States40.6%±10.5 pts39.9%35.4%23.9%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)58.0%±11.4 pts57.4%47.4%33.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)0.0%±1.5 pts1.8%3.0%3.7%
With a disability15.9%±7.1 pts9.4%10.0%10.8%
No health insurance coverage23.6%±8.7 pts22.6%7.2%7.5%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)78.8%±11.0 pts67.3%89.2%90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)12.2%±5.0 pts23.4%45.6%43.6%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)4.5%±3.0 pts10.3%19.4%17.6%
Lived in the same house a year earlier68.6%±12.0 pts77.6%89.6%90.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 55 earn?

Half of the 1,334 households in Census Tract 55 earn less than $53,023 a year (±$34,540), against $111,549 across Middlesex County: 183rd highest of the county's 187 tracts with a reliable estimate. 35.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 55New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNew Jersey
Median household income$53,023±$34,540$65,810$111,549$103,556
Mean household income$74,181±$13,881$87,892$142,003$143,363
Per capita income$24,657±$4,614$25,416$50,601$54,253
People below the poverty line35.0%±12.4 pts32.0%8.6%9.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line44.8%±21.4 pts43.5%10.6%13.0%
Households receiving SNAP20.8%±10.6 pts20.9%7.9%9.1%
Households with a computer96.7%±4.0 pts94.9%96.5%95.9%
Households with a broadband subscription94.3%±6.4 pts88.1%94.3%92.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 55?

Owners occupy 22.9% of Census Tract 55's occupied homes and renters 77.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100 by its owner (±$56,178). The median renter pays $1,117 a month including utilities, and 51.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 55New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNew Jersey
Median home value (owner-occupied)$353,100±$56,178$353,800$462,900$454,400
Median gross rent$1,117±$635$1,814$1,871$1,720
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent51.1%±16.3 pts50.2%38.8%42.7%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,657±$1,070$2,195$2,877$2,829
Owner-occupied homes22.9%±9.7 pts21.4%63.6%63.8%
Renter-occupied homes77.1%±9.7 pts78.6%36.4%36.2%
Housing units1,369±18416,854317,9793,791,354
Single-family detached homes6.3%±4.4 pts21.4%52.4%52.6%
Mobile homes0.0%±3.2 pts0.5%0.8%0.9%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.2 pts0.7%0.9%1.1%
Built 2010 to 20195.1%±5.4 pts9.0%6.6%6.2%
Built 1939 or earlier25.6%±10.5 pts25.8%10.4%17.4%
Households with no vehicle21.1%±12.5 pts26.4%8.0%11.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 55 get to work?

40.7% of Census Tract 55's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 55New BrunswickMiddlesex CountyNew Jersey
In the labor force (age 16+)74.5%±10.9 pts66.1%67.2%66.4%
Unemployment rate8.1%±5.4 pts8.1%6.7%6.3%
Drove alone to work40.7%±10.2 pts40.9%61.3%62.2%
Carpooled20.5%±8.7 pts10.6%8.1%7.7%
Public transportation3.3%±3.0 pts4.6%5.9%8.1%
Walked4.9%±4.3 pts14.7%2.9%2.6%
Worked from home2.2%±2.1 pts11.0%18.1%16.8%
Mean travel time to work23.6 min±3.823.3 min31.2 min30.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 55 compare with the other tracts in Middlesex County?

Among Middlesex County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 55 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 55's rank among the tracts of Middlesex County and of New Brunswick
MeasureIn Middlesex CountyIn New Brunswick
Population116th of 1908th of 11
Residents per square mile130th of 19210th of 11
Median household income183rd of 1877th of 9
Per capita income177th of 1905th of 11
Median home value169th of 1849th of 11
Median gross rent156th of 16111th of 11
Poverty rate6th of 835th of 10
Bachelor's degree or higher186th of 18910th of 11
Median age179th of 1914th of 11
Owner-occupied share173rd of 1836th of 10

The tracts next to it on Middlesex County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 44180th$60,446±$30,274 · within the margin of this tract5,062
Tract 43181st$59,929±$33,955 · within the margin of this tract3,948
Tract 45.01182nd$56,373±$17,753 · within the margin of this tract4,113
Tract 55183rd$53,023±$34,5403,985
Tract 48184th$50,276±$10,808 · within the margin of this tract6,066
Tract 52185th$46,908±$7,145 · within the margin of this tract5,902
Tract 51186th$46,442±$29,369 · within the margin of this tract6,964

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 55?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 55 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections