Plainsboro township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1.9%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 24,349
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 24,558
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 24,099
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 24,096
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 1.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 24,084
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 22,999
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.6%
Female persons, percent 51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 29.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a) 57.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 28.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 302
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 50.3%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 47.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $683,100
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $3,791
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,500+
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,037
Building Permits, 2025 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 9,853
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.42
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 80.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 57.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 98.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 97.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 80.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 2.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 2.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 69.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 96,630
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 646,802
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) NA
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 109,931
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $4,607
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 32.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $131,638
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $76,262
Persons in poverty, percent 4.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X
Total employment, 2023 X
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,051.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,951.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 11.74
Land area in square miles, 2010 11.78
FIPS Code 3402359280