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Branchburg, New Jersey, in Somerset county, is 12 miles W of Edison, New Jersey (center to center) and 28 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 14,566 people lived in Branchburg.
In Branchburg, about 69% of adults are married. Branchburg is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in the town without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Branchburg had a median family income of $110,268. Many people in Branchburg make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Branchburg doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Branchburg.)
Branchburg residents donated more money ($13,250) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Branchburg.
An estimated 88% of living spaces in Branchburg are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places.
In Branchburg, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Branchburg strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
Comparing Branchburg to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Men | | |
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| Children Under 5 Years Old | | |
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| Racial Diversity | | |
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| Portion of People Married | |  |
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| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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