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Avenel, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Avenel is a Census CDP of 17,121 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $101,670, 52.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avenel
What Avenel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,032
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Avenel
- Population17,121
- Median age39.6
- Population under 183,086
- Share under 1818.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,425 plus or minus 489
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households5,615
- Family households3,602
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Avenel
- Median household income$101,670
- Per capita income$42,240
- Civilian labor force8,216
- Employed7,782
- Unemployed434 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over12,939
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Avenel
- Housing units5,741
- Occupied units5,615
- Vacant units126 plus or minus 120
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied2,939
- Renter occupied2,676
- Ownership rate52.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$401,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,906
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units2,726
- Share single family47.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,749 plus or minus 585
- Share in buildings of two or more47.9 percent
- Mobile homes266 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Avenel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,856
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,406 plus or minus 334
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,465
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.5 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport7.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Avenel (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$12,795,500
- Average approval$609,310
- Median approval$306,800
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$2,730,000
- Jobs supported221
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.8 percent
- Share to franchises19.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avenel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Avenel (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,055,000
- Average approval$1,027,500
- Median approval$1,027,500
- Largest approval$1,752,000
- Jobs supported16
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avenel, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Middlesex County, not Avenel
Middlesex County context, not Avenel figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County22,314
- Covered employment, Middlesex County430,555
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$82,400
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County1,792
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avenel.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Avenel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avenel, New Jersey?
17,121, in 5,615 households. Avenel CDP covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 5,032 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avenel in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Avenel?
$101,670. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $401,000. Median gross rent is $1,906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Avenel businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $12.8 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $306,800, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avenel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Avenel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Avenel. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Avenel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Avenel.
Is zoning published for Avenel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.