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Port Reading, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Port Reading is a Census CDP of 3,511 people across 1.98 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $134,479, 97.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Reading
What Port Reading is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.98 sq mi
- Water area0.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,777
- 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.
Port Reading
How many people live in Port Reading
- Population3,511
- Median age41.1
- Population under 18755 plus or minus 191
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over529 plus or minus 121
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households1,107
- Family households909
- Share of households that are families82.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Reading
Income and work in Port Reading
- Median household income$134,479
- Per capita income$46,202
- Civilian labor force2,032
- Employed1,917
- Unemployed115 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over2,494
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Reading
Housing in Port Reading
- Housing units1,150
- Occupied units1,107
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied1,077
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate97.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$435,600
- Single family units1,096
- Share single family95.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more54 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more4.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Reading
How Port Reading gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,713
- Commuting under 15 minutes342 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more840 plus or minus 231
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone72.5 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport9.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middlesex County, not Port Reading
Middlesex County context, not Port Reading 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 Port Reading.
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
Port Reading questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Reading, New Jersey?
3,511, in 1,107 households. Port Reading CDP covers 1.98 square miles of land, which is 1,777 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Reading 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 Port Reading?
$134,479. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $435,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Port Reading 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 Port Reading.
Is zoning published for Port Reading?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.