County Population: 750,162 County Houses: 273,637 Land area: 309.7 sq. mi. Water area: 12.8 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.0%), Retail trade (11.1%).
Type of workers:
Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in Middlesex County:
White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
Hispanic (13.6%)
Black (9.1%)
Asian Indian (7.3%)
Other race (5.7%)
Chinese (2.9%)
Two or more races (2.6%)
Filipino (1.7%)
Other Asian (0.8%)
Korean (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Median age: 35.7 years Males: 49.1%, Females: 50.9% Average household size in Middlesex County: 2.74 Median household income: $61,446 (year 2000) Median house value: $168,500 (year 2000) Median montly rent in 2000: $845 Institutionalized population: 7,688 Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Middlesex County in 2000: $1528
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Middlesex County: Princeton University Laboratory, Princeton Nurseries, Perth Amboy Water Works, Forsgate Country Club, Forsgate Industrial Complex, Rutgers Industrial Center, Rutgers Golf Course, Glenwood Golf Course, Centennial Industrial Park, Rhode Hall, Old Bridge Airport Raceway Park, Pine Grove Camps, Old Church, East Jersey Olde Towne, Heller Industrial Park.
Churches in Middlesex County include: Church of Our Savior, Saint Marys Church, Union Church, Millbridge Church, Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church, Calvary Gospel Church, Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Saint Francis Church.
Cemeteries: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Saint James Cemetery, Smally Cemetery, Trinity Cemetery, Degel Yehudo Cemetery, Hoffman Cemetery, Washington Cemetery.
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hooks Creek Lake, Davidsons Millpond, Deans Pond, Lake Nelson, Plainsboro Pond, New Market Pond, Gordon Pond, Tennent Pond.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barclay Brook, Bear Brook, Oakeys Brook, Heathcote Brook Branch, Cow Yard Brook, Terhune Run, Warnes Brook, Whale Creek, Cedar Brook.
Parks in Middlesex County include: Ireland Brook County Park, Columbus Park, Charles Day Park, Old Bridge Waterfront Park, Thompson Park, Johnson Park, Brunswick Acres Park, Davidson Mill Pond County Park, East New Road Park.
Beach: Laurence Harbor Beach.
Current college students: 54,877 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 181,761 (43% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 146,921
One, attached: 30,048
Two: 20,100
3 or 4: 15,959
5 to 9: 15,858
10 to 19: 21,055
20 or more: 21,260
Mobile homes: 2,408
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28
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County Population: 750,162