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Helmetta, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Helmetta is a Census borough of 2,459 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $98,952, 63.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $227,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Helmetta
What Helmetta is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,969
- 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.
Helmetta
How many people live in Helmetta
- Population2,459
- Median age39.2
- Population under 18436 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over324 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households1,074
- Family households660
- Share of households that are families61.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helmetta
Income and work in Helmetta
- Median household income$98,952
- Per capita income$53,951
- Civilian labor force1,465
- Employed1,357
- Unemployed108 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,869
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helmetta
Housing in Helmetta
- Housing units1,108
- Occupied units1,074
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied682
- Renter occupied392
- Ownership rate63.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$355,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,144
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent
- Single family units547
- Share single family49.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more549
- Share in buildings of two or more49.5 percent
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helmetta
How Helmetta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,164
- Commuting under 15 minutes113 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more694
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.6 percent
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helmetta
SBA loans in Helmetta (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$227,000
- Average approval$227,000
- Median approval$227,000
- Largest approval$227,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term121 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Helmetta, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Helmetta
Flood risk in Helmetta
- NFIP communityBorough of Helmetta
- NFIP community number340262
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/10
The Borough of Helmetta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340262 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Helmetta
Middlesex County context, not Helmetta 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 Helmetta.
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
Helmetta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Helmetta, New Jersey?
2,459, in 1,074 households. Helmetta borough covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 2,969 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Helmetta 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 Helmetta?
$98,952. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $355,000. Median gross rent is $2,144 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Helmetta businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $227,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $227,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Helmetta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Helmetta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Helmetta. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Helmetta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Helmetta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Helmetta, borough of, community 340262, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Helmetta 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 Helmetta.
Is zoning published for Helmetta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.