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Metuchen, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Metuchen is a Census borough of 15,144 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $158,052, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 35 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Metuchen
What Metuchen is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,337
- 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.
Metuchen
How many people live in Metuchen
- Population15,144
- Median age39.1
- Population under 184,097
- Share under 1827.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,249
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent
- Households5,450
- Family households3,970
- Share of households that are families72.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metuchen
Income and work in Metuchen
- Median household income$158,052
- Per capita income$71,224
- Civilian labor force8,195
- Employed7,716
- Unemployed479 plus or minus 215
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over10,304
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metuchen
Housing in Metuchen
- Housing units5,627
- Occupied units5,450
- Vacant units177 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied4,064
- Renter occupied1,386
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$604,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,078
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units4,363
- Share single family77.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,264
- Share in buildings of two or more22.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metuchen
How Metuchen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,540
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,148
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,012
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.4 percent
- Drove alone48.5 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport15.7 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home26.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Metuchen
SBA loans in Metuchen (7(a))
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$16,662,500
- Average approval$476,071
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,080,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported331
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metuchen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Metuchen
SBA loans in Metuchen (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$8,228,000
- Average approval$1,028,500
- Median approval$1,078,000
- Largest approval$1,850,000
- Jobs supported88
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metuchen, 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.
Metuchen
Flood risk in Metuchen
- NFIP communityBorough of Metuchen
- NFIP community number340266
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/10
The Borough of Metuchen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340266 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 Metuchen
Middlesex County context, not Metuchen 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 Metuchen.
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
Metuchen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Metuchen, New Jersey?
15,144, in 5,450 households. Metuchen borough covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 5,337 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Metuchen 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 Metuchen?
$158,052. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $604,300. Median gross rent is $2,078 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Metuchen businesses?
35 7(a) approvals totaling $16.7 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $8.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Metuchen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Metuchen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Metuchen. Only 8 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.
Is Metuchen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Metuchen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Metuchen, borough of, community 340266, 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 Metuchen 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 Metuchen.
Is zoning published for Metuchen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.