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| Metuchen |
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| Population 2002: | 13,242 |
| Population 2000: | 12,840 |
| Area codes: | 732, 908, 848 |
| Population growth: | +402 (+3.13%) |
| Elevation: | 117 feet |
| Foreign born: | 14.2% (6.5% Asia, 4.4% Europe, 2.3% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 2.7 square miles |
| County: | Middlesex |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (15.3%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.3%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 81.6% |
| Black: | 5.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4.0% |
| Asian Indian: | 2.5% |
| Two or more races: | 1.9% |
| Chinese: | 1.7% |
| Filipino: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 1.1% |
| Other Asian: | 0.6% |
| Vietnamese: | 0.6% |
| Korean: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 59.2% |
| Never married: | 25.0% |
| Divorced: | 7.3% |
| Widowed: | 7.2% |
| Separated: | 1.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $194,900 |
| Household income: | $75,546 |
| Resident age: | 39.5 years |
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| Metuchen Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 92.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 49.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 19.8% |
| Unemployed: | 4.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 194 (1479.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 129.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 58 (442.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 18 (137.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 9 (68.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 5 (38.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | none |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Irish: | 22.4% |
| Italian: | 17.2% |
| German: | 14.5% |
| Polish: | 8.7% |
| English: | 7.7% |
| Russian: | 5.8% |