County profile
Middlesex County, NJ
United States · GDP 2024
#62 of 3,127 US counties by GDP49th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$86.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
434,143
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
22,314
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$79.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
883,335
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$111.5k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
45.6%±0.6%
Poverty rate
8.6%±0.5%
Business applications
14,268 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,408
27.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Johnson & JohnsonHealthcare$94.2B80B+2Middlesex Water CompanyUtilities$194.7M63C3Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.Technology$18.1M——4Northfield Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$6.9M49D5Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$1.4M22D6Myseum Inc.Technology$55028D7Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$053D8Palatin Technologies, Inc.Healthcare$040D9Magyar Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Professional services22%
Health care19%
Retail trade17%
Transportation16%
Wholesale trade15%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
883,335
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $77.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−33,444
International migration+44,182
Natural change+10,642
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$65.7B2019
$65.2B2020
$72.7B2021
$78.5B2022
$83.1B2023
$86.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$462.9k±$2.7k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$20/mo
Vacancy rate
3.2%±0.3%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$204.2M
1,476 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 100Winter weather 100Ice storm 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6482016
6642017
6882018
7162019
7372020
8122021
9192022
10202023
11272024
11952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -55% since 20213,2692021
2,4742022
2,3352023
1,7922024
1,4762025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.4 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
CSAO
Nearest port
6.1 km
GPU GENERATION CO SAYREVILLE GEN STA WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
34.6 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR26 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$79.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Middlesex?
Middlesex's economy produced $86.7B in 2024, growing 4.3% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.