HOUSEHOLDS

FAMILIES

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

PERSONS PER FAMILY

1970

1980

1990

1970

1980

1990

1970

1980

1990

1980

1990

MIDDLESEX COUNTY *

168,076

196,708

238,833

146,450

153,696

175,451

3.4

2.93

2.71

3.18

CARTERET

6,901

6,919

6,601

5,924

5,568

5,143

3.35

2.98

2.87

3.29

CRANBURY

673

691

873

574

558

2,248

3.25

2.73

2.82

3.13

DUNELLEN

2,240

2,414

2,423

1,855

1,755

1,730

3.12

2.73

2.66

3.28

3.17

EAST BRUNSWICK

8,761

11,189

14,921

8,235

9,952

12,240

3.9

3.37

2.92

3.61

3.26

EDISON

18,950

23,427

31,771

17,262

18,735

23,887

3.5

2.94

2.73

3.17

HELMETTA

294

313

449

248

257

331

3.25

3.05

2.7

3.16

HIGHLAND PARK

5,199

5,605

5,779

3,879

3,371

3,324

2.77

2.39

2.3

3.48

2.98

JAMESBURG

1,352

1,398

1,978

1,156

1,107

1,436

3.36

2.9

2.65

3.3

3.12

METUCHEN

4,843

4,959

4,936

4,191

3,842

3,603

3.29

2.77

2.59

3.21

3.06

MIDDLESEX

4,288

4,478

4,732

3,879

3,716

3,670

3.5

3.01

2.76

3.35

3.16

MILLTOWN

2,007

2,411

2,496

1,722

1,994

1,983

3.22

2.96

2.79

3.33

3.16

MONROE

2,707

5,765

9,291

2,316

4,538

6,654

3.2

2.63

2.31

3.02

2.78

NEW BRUNSWICK

12,741

13,244

12,711

8,799

7,510

6,959

2.79

2.58

2.7

3.25

NORTH BRUNSWICK

4,973

7,484

11,555

4,434

5,630

8,184

3.3

2.77

2.55

3.26

3.04

OLD BRIDGE

13,048

16,593

19,984

11,951

13,530

15,534

3.72

3.09

2.81

3.24

PERTH AMBOY

13,044

13,617

14,207

10,250

10,031

10,166

2.95

2.82

2.91

3.45

PISCATAWAY

10,269

12,299

14,033

9,323

9,753

10,769

3.44

3.04

2.89

3.46

3.31

PLAINSBORO

543

3,080

6,823

414

1,220

3,496

2.87

1.81

2.08

2.75

2.86

SAYREVILLE

8,978

9,396

12,749

8,293

8,004

9,725

3.6

3.16

2.72

3.16

SOUTH AMBOY

2,809

2,877

2,938

2,351

2,227

2,094

3.3

2.88

2.67

3.35

3.19

SOUTH BRUNSWICK

3,860

6,443

9,408

3,425

4,573

7,066

3.62

3.13

2.74

3.46

3.18

SOUTH PLAINFIELD

5,538

6,224

6,705

5,222

5,570

5,708

3.81

3.3

3.03

3.52

3.31

SOUTH RIVER

4,797

5,091

5,084

4,078

3,949

3,778

3.21

2.82

2.69

3.27

3.14

SPOTSWOOD

2,045

2,494

2,913

1,899

2,142

2,227

3.85

3.14

2.74

3.44

3.2

WOODBRIDGE

27,216

29,297

33,473

24,770

24,164

25,025

3.55

2.99

2.68

3.14