Middlesex County Information
Middlesex in
New Jersey occupies
323 square miles and has a 2006 population of
786,971, a change from a 2000 population of
750,162 and
671,712 in 1990.
13.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.8% percent is 25-35, and
16.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,653 acts of violent crime reported in
Middlesex in 2004, a change from
1,831 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
18,460 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Middlesex, New Jersey in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Middlesex | |
| State | New Jersey | |
| Land Area | 323 sq. miles | Ranked 2,797 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 786,971 | Ranked 64 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 789,283 | |
| Population 2000 | 750,162 | Ranked 65 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 671,712 | Ranked 64 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 69.5% | |
| African American | 10.4% | |
| Asian American | 18.2% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,653 | 1,831 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 17 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 83 | |
| Robberies | 593 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 960 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 15,948 | 18,026 |
| Burglaries | 2,969 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 11,449 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,530 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 427,703 | 401,163 |
| Unemployed Population | 18,460 | 13,331 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.3% |
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