Spotswood, NJ Demographic Data
Spotswood, NJ Summary
Spotswood is located in Middlesex County in New Jersey
- Population: 8,283
- Area: 2.47 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,350.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 33.79 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Spotswood, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,281
51%
50.8
Male
4,137
49%
49.2
Total Population
8,418
323,128,000
Spotswood, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
358
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
417
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
567
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
433
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
334
4.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
966
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,206
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,450
17.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
455
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
656
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
772
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
534
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
270
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,736
80.0%
77.2
Female
3,476
51.6%
51.3
Male
3,260
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,579
78.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,855
22.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,576
18.7%
15.2
Female
987
62.6%
55.8
Male
589
37.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Spotswood, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,256
98.1%
96.8
White
7,736
91.9%
72.6
Black or African American
235
2.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
195
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
118
1.4%
1.2
Chinese
37
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
11
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.2%
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
90
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
162
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
919
10.9%
17.8
Mexican
77
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
389
4.6%
1.7
Cuban
25
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
428
5.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,499
89.1%
82.2
Spotswood, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
147
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
241
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,471
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,423
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
500
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,096
17.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
431
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
388
6.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,921
93.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,527
24.2%
31.2
Spotswood, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,920
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
3,889
55.0%
47.5
Divorced
512
7.2%
11.0%
Separated
99
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
656
9.3
5.8%
Spotswood, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,774
84.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,286
16.0%
21.6%
Spanish
439
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
724
9.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
41
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
82
1.0%
1.1%
Spotswood, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
139
4.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
148
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
427
12.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
212
6.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
236
7.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
531
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
430
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
831
24.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
243
7.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
159
4.7%
6.4
Median household income
74,668
57,617
Per capita income
34,985
31,128
Spotswood, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
7
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
214
5.3%
9.8
Construction
366
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
888
21.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
370
9.1%
6.6
Information
131
3.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
392
9.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
184
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
376
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
150
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
433
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
375
9.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
186
4.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
684
16.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,512
37.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
394
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
967
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
515
12.6%
18.1%
Spotswood, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,941
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,138
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
282
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
191
4.8%
5.1
Walked
50
1.3%
2.7
Other means
67
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
213
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.3
26.6
Spotswood, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
279
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,169
34.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,213
36.1%
37.1
3 or more
695
20.7%
21.0
Spotswood, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,356
97.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,704
80.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
652
19.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
95
2.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.5
0.0%
2.5
Spotswood, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,451
1 room
37
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
33
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
375
10.9%
9.1
4 rooms
418
12.1%
16.5
5 rooms
410
11.9%
19.8
6 rooms
843
24.4%
17.8
7 rooms
552
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
451
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
332
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Spotswood, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,451
1-unit, detached
2,252
65.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
239
6.9%
5.9
2-units
120
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
99
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
49
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
332
9.6%
9.0
Mobile home
360
10.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Spotswood, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
196
5.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
206
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
970
28.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
697
20.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
452
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
429
12.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
262
7.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
194
5.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
45
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Spotswood, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,763
82.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
213
6.3%
4.7
Electricity
182
5.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
143
4.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
23
0.7%
1.1
Spotswood, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,675
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
9
0.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
211
12.6%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
323
19.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
335
20.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
356
21.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
441
26.3%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
473
28.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
258
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
257
15.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
167
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
514
30.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Spotswood, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
615
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
5.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
55
8.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
109
17.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
159
25.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
258
42.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
37
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
921
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
35
5.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
86
14.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
94
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
71
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
95
15.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
234
38.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
37
0.0%
0.0%
Spotswood, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,704
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
148
5.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
99
3.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
137
5.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
153
5.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
995
36.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,070
39.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
102
3.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
286,100
205,000
