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New Brunswick is a Census city of 56,345 people across 5.23 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $65,810, 21.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Brunswick
What New Brunswick is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.23 sq mi
- Water area0.52 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,768
- 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.
New Brunswick
How many people live in New Brunswick
- Population56,345
- Median age24.8
- Population under 1812,089
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,626
- Share 65 and over6.4 percent
- Households15,676
- Family households9,068
- Share of households that are families57.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brunswick
Income and work in New Brunswick
- Median household income$65,810
- Per capita income$25,416
- Civilian labor force30,283
- Employed27,841
- Unemployed2,442 plus or minus 528
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over27,919
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brunswick
Housing in New Brunswick
- Housing units16,854
- Occupied units15,676
- Vacant units1,178 plus or minus 279
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied3,354
- Renter occupied12,322
- Ownership rate21.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$353,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,814
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.1 percent
- Single family units4,785
- Share single family28.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,972
- Share in buildings of two or more71.0 percent
- Mobile homes84 plus or minus 96
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brunswick
How New Brunswick gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,703
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,742
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,294
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent
- Drove alone40.9 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent
- Public transport4.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked14.7 percent
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Brunswick
SBA loans in New Brunswick (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$25,623,600
- Average approval$512,472
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,081,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported458
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.0 percent
- Share to franchises2.0 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brunswick, 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.
New Brunswick
SBA loans in New Brunswick (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$29,433,000
- Average approval$2,102,357
- Median approval$1,931,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported209
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brunswick, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
New Brunswick
Flood risk in New Brunswick
- NFIP communityCity of New Brunswick
- NFIP community number340270
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/06/10
The City of New Brunswick participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340270 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 New Brunswick
Middlesex County context, not New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick.
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
New Brunswick questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Brunswick, New Jersey?
56,345, in 15,676 households. New Brunswick city covers 5.23 square miles of land, which is 10,768 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick?
$65,810. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,800. Median gross rent is $1,814 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Brunswick businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $25.6 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $29.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Brunswick, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Brunswick borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Brunswick. 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.
Is New Brunswick in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. New Brunswick appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Brunswick, city of, community 340270, 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 New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick.
Is zoning published for New Brunswick?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.