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Piscataway, New Jersey, in Middlesex county, is 20 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 50,482 people lived in Piscataway.
In Piscataway, about 51% of adults are married. Piscataway 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).
Approximately 51% of Piscataway is non-white. A diverse population is one of the features of the town.
In 2000, Piscataway had a median family income of $75,218. Significantly, more adults in Piscataway have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey.
Piscataway residents donated more money ($24,600) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 69% of living spaces in Piscataway are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Piscataway, 88% of commuters drive to work.
Piscataway strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% |  |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Piscataway to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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