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Fords, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Fords is a Census CDP of 12,771 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $115,861, 71.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fords
What Fords is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,761
- 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.
Fords
How many people live in Fords
- Population12,771
- Median age39.9
- Population under 182,505
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,898
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households4,744
- Family households3,122
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fords
Income and work in Fords
- Median household income$115,861
- Per capita income$54,523
- Civilian labor force7,174
- Employed6,865
- Unemployed309 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over9,223
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fords
Housing in Fords
- Housing units4,810
- Occupied units4,744
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied3,403
- Renter occupied1,341
- Ownership rate71.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$438,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,913
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Single family units3,622
- Share single family75.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,168 plus or minus 290
- Share in buildings of two or more24.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fords
How Fords gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,837
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,434 plus or minus 387
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,713
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.5 percent
- Drove alone68.8 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport5.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home12.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fords
SBA loans in Fords (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$2,103,200
- Average approval$123,718
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$987,000
- Jobs supported59
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fords, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Fords
SBA loans in Fords (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$203,000
- Average approval$203,000
- Median approval$203,000
- Largest approval$203,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fords, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Fords
Middlesex County context, not Fords 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 Fords.
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.
Coverage
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
Fords questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fords, New Jersey?
12,771, in 4,744 households. Fords CDP covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 6,761 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fords 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 Fords?
$115,861. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $438,000. Median gross rent is $1,913 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fords businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $203,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fords, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fords borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fords. Only 2 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 Fords 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 Fords.
Is zoning published for Fords?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.