People QuickFacts New Brunswick New Jersey Population, 2011 estimate 55,444 8,821,155 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 55,181 8,791,894 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.5% 0.3% Population, 2010 55,181 8,791,894 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.2% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.1% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 5.2% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 48.8% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 45.4% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 16.0% 13.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.6% 8.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.4% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 49.9% 17.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 26.8% 59.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 71.7% 89.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 36.2% 20.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 52.5% 28.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 66.1% 87.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 22.0% 34.6% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 24.5 29.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 27.4% 66.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 68.2% 36.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $285,900 $357,000 Households, 2006-2010 14,527 3,176,069 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.23 2.69 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $16,395 $34,858 Median household income 2006-2010 $44,543 $69,811 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.8% 9.1%     Business QuickFacts New Brunswick New Jersey Total number of firms, 2007 2,138 781,622 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 27.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 518,501 116,608,094 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 623,741 233,413,004 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 201,465 124,813,580 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,028 $14,453 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 114,667 19,993,613     Geography QuickFacts New Brunswick New Jersey Land area in square miles, 2010 5.23 7,354.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 10,556.9 1,195.5 FIPS Code 51210 34 Counties Middlesex County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts