Port Reading, NJ Demographic Data
Port Reading, NJ Summary
Port Reading is located in Middlesex County in New Jersey
- Population: 3,571
- Area: 2.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.66 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,232.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Port Reading, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,967
51%
50.8
Male
1,929
50%
49.2
Total Population
3,896
323,128,000
Port Reading, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
284
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
281
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
203
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
306
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
158
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
324
8.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
507
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
639
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
273
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
288
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
216
5.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
266
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
151
3.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,926
75.1%
77.2
Female
1,514
51.7%
51.3
Male
1,412
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,774
71.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
758
19.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
633
16.2%
15.2
Female
386
61.0%
55.8
Male
247
39.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Port Reading, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,875
99.5%
96.8
White
3,123
80.2%
72.6
Black or African American
286
7.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
395
10.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
218
5.6%
1.2
Chinese
21
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
38
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
118
3.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
71
1.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,005
25.8%
17.8
Mexican
57
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
652
16.7%
1.7
Cuban
55
1.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
241
6.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,891
74.2%
82.2
Port Reading, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
150
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
180
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,093
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
252
9.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
216
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
509
19.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
264
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
330
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,334
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
773
29.0%
31.2
Port Reading, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
973
31.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,606
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
204
6.5%
11.0%
Separated
31
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
314
10.0
5.8%
Port Reading, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,414
66.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,198
33.2%
21.6%
Spanish
540
15.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
541
15.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
40
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
77
2.1%
1.1%
Port Reading, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
15
1.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
35
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
61
4.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
98
7.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
107
8.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
285
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
282
22.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
222
17.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
122
9.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
77,094
57,617
Per capita income
29,836
31,128
Port Reading, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
79
4.3%
9.8
Construction
149
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
497
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
108
5.9%
6.6
Information
23
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
126
6.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
86
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
125
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
85
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
230
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
266
14.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
45
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
169
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
511
28.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
339
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
585
32.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
215
11.8%
18.1%
Port Reading, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,798
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,581
87.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
69
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
89
4.9%
5.1
Walked
33
1.8%
2.7
Other means
8
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
18
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.6
26.6
Port Reading, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
58
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
453
35.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
428
33.7%
37.1
3 or more
330
26.0%
21.0
Port Reading, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,269
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
987
77.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
282
22.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
73
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Port Reading, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,342
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
9
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
208
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
299
22.3%
19.8
6 rooms
362
27.0%
17.8
7 rooms
184
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
138
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
142
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Port Reading, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,342
1-unit, detached
1,030
76.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
47
3.5%
5.9
2-units
197
14.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
31
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
37
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Port Reading, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
157
11.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
107
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
320
23.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
468
34.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
90
6.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
74
5.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
19
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
97
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Port Reading, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,085
85.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
65
5.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
113
8.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Port Reading, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
642
47295100.0
$500 to $999
6
0.9%
20.4%
Less than $500
10
1.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
58
9.0%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
84
13.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
105
16.4%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
168
26.2%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
211
32.9%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
185
28.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
69
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
69
10.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
221
34.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Port Reading, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
275
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
2.9%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
3.6%
1.9%
$500 to $999
38
13.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
84
30.5%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
135
49.1%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,557
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
84
30.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
37
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
120
43.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Port Reading, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
987
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
25
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
16
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6
0.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
57
5.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
507
51.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
348
35.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
278,900
205,000
