Living in Piscataway Township School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 16,160 households are located in Piscataway Township School District area. Among them, 5,610 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 13,846 and 21,673 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16% (7,422) of residents are non-citizens and 46% (21,478) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Piscataway Township School District, New Jersey
Household	16,160
Population	46,603
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,610 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,846
Total Students	21,673
Pre-Kindergarten	831
Kindergarten	503
Grade 1-8	4,049
Grade 9-12	2,196
College/Graduate School	14,094
Veterans	47,544
Non-citizen	7,422
Non-English Home Language	21,478
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

48,744 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,876 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,876 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 26,352 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Piscataway Township School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,739	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,265	74.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,367	9.20%
Public transportation	1,969	7.65%
Walked	584	2.27%
Other method	500	1.94%
Worked from home	1,054	4.09%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,352	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,599	51.61%
Service	2,889	10.96%
Sales and office	5,378	20.41%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,464	5.56%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,022	11.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,352	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	49	0.19%
Construction	1,057	4.01%
Manufacturing	2,910	11.04%
Wholesale trade	874	3.32%
Retail trade	2,518	9.56%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,612	6.12%
Information	695	2.64%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,033	7.71%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,702	17.84%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,517	24.73%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,378	5.23%
Other services, except public administration	1,363	5.17%
Public administration	644	2.44%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,352	-
Private wage and salary workers	22,241	84.40%
Government workers	3,088	11.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	995	3.78%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $115,324 for the 16,160 households in Piscataway Township School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $45,634. 53,812 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,160	-
Less than $10,000	519	3.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	308	1.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	747	4.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	966	5.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,295	8.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,322	14.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,927	11.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,809	23.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,043	12.64%
More than $200,000	2,224	13.76%
Median Household Income	$99,925	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$115,324	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,435	-
Less than $10,000	243	1.95%
$10,000 - $14,999	128	1.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	483	3.88%
$25,000 - $34,999	457	3.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	876	7.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,620	13.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,639	13.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,110	25.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,824	14.67%
More than $200,000	2,055	16.53%

Median Family Income	$110,273	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$127,888	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,634	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$67,905	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$67,905	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,763	-
With health insurance coverage	53,812	94.80%
Public coverage	11,262	19.84%
Private health insurance	46,948	82.71%
Without health insurance coverage	2,951	5.20%

Housing

There are 17,114 housing units in Piscataway Township School District area, New Jersey with 16,160 units (94.43%) occupied. 10,908 houses (67.50%) are occupied by owner and 5,252 houses (32.50%) are rented. The average housing value is $334,300 and the average rental cost is $1,644. 226 houses (1.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,745 houses (10.20%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,114	-
Occupied	16,160	94.43%
Owner Occupied	10,908	67.50%
Renter Occupied	5,252	32.50%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,100	59.02%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,826	10.67%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,182	30.28%
Mobile Homes	6	0.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,114	-
Built 2014 or later	226	1.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	645	3.77%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,003	5.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,317	13.54%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,405	14.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,870	16.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,527	20.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,376	13.88%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,745	10.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,114	-
1 room	276	1.61%
2 rooms	296	1.73%
3 rooms	1,984	11.59%
4 rooms	2,452	14.33%
5 rooms	2,966	17.33%
6 rooms	2,610	15.25%
7 rooms	2,430	14.20%
8 rooms	1,999	11.68%
9 rooms or more	2,101	12.28%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,114	-
no bedroom	282	1.65%
1 bedroom	2,537	14.82%
2 bedrooms	3,964	23.16%
3 bedrooms	6,015	35.15%
4 bedrooms	3,322	19.41%
5 bedrooms or more	994	5.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,908	-
Less than $50,000	197	1.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	119	1.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	238	2.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	355	3.25%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,124	28.64%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,850	53.63%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,008	9.24%
$1,000,000 or more	17	0.16%
Median House Value	$334,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,071	-
Less than $500	20	0.39%
$500 - $999	114	2.25%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,794	35.38%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,110	41.61%
$2,000 - $2,499	759	14.97%
$2,500 - $2,999	274	5.40%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,644	-

Demographic

A total of 56,884 people lives in Piscataway Township School District area, New Jersey with 29,100 male and 27,784 female. The males to female ratio is 51.16 to 48.84. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	56,884	-
Male	29,100	51.16%
Female	27,784	48.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,884	-
Under 5 years	2,469	4.34%
5 - 9 years	2,594	4.56%
10 - 14 years	2,494	4.38%
15 - 19 years	6,479	11.39%
20 - 24 years	8,592	15.10%
25 - 34 years	7,686	13.51%
35 - 44 years	7,086	12.46%
45 - 54 years	6,544	11.50%
55 - 59 years	3,181	5.59%
60 - 64 years	3,056	5.37%
65 - 74 years	4,129	7.26%
75 - 84 years	1,791	3.15%
85 years and older	783	1.38%
Median Age	32.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,884	-
One Race	54,573	95.94%
White	19,821	34.84%
Black or African American	11,403	20.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native	171	0.30%
Asian	21,079	37.06%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.05%
Other	2,070	3.64%

Two or more races	2,311	4.06%
White and Black or African American	451	0.79%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.16%
White and Asian	309	0.54%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.36%

Living in Piscataway Township School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic