Demographics of Belle Mead CDP, New Jersey

Belle Mead CDP, New Jersey had 6,394 ±962 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Belle Mead CDP, in four figures

6,394 ±962
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 247th
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 35.2 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $223,250 ±$10,864
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±4.1: for men 36.6 ±3.5 and for women 34.4 ±5.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Belle Mead CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	399 ±190	6.2% ±2.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,572 ±404	24.6% ±5.1	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	421 ±161	6.6% ±2.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,979 ±404	31.0% ±4.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,529 ±280	23.9% ±2.5	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	494 ±187	7.7% ±2.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $223,250 ±$10,864, and income per person $72,795 ±$8,864, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Belle Mead CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	10 to 166	0.5% to 8.1%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	0 to 56	0% to 2.8%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6 to 150	0.3% to 7.3%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	243 ±112	11.9% ±5.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	127 to 547	6.5% to 26.5%	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	30 to 200	1.5% to 9.7%	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,171 ±218	57.3% ±7.2	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Belle Mead CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	57 to 359	0.9% to 5.6%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 82	0% to 4.1%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22 to 266	0.6% to 7.0%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 74	0% to 11.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Belle Mead CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Belle Mead CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,044 ±280	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	100.0% ±<0.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 1.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±6.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±9.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$810,300 ±$50,803	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,627 ±$217	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Belle Mead CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	37 to 841	0.7% to 13.1%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,588 ±679	24.8% ±9.9	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 1.2%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,105 ±633	64.2% ±2.2	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 206	0.1% to 3.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	19 to 237	0.3% to 3.7%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Belle Mead CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	2,681 ±599	41.9% ±6.9	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	996 ±406	15.6% ±5.9	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 129	0% to 2.0%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,656 ±400	41.5% ±0.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,391 ±305	21.8% ±3.5	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,265 ±365	19.8% ±4.9	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Belle Mead CDP among the places of New Jersey

247th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Belle Mead CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ramblewood CDP	6,611 ±1,012
Bridgewater Center CDP	6,505 ±732
Finderne CDP	6,489 ±936
Watchung borough	6,485 ±27
Mays Landing CDP	6,406 ±979
Belle Mead CDP	6,394 ±962
Carlstadt borough	6,378 ±14
Packanack Lake CDP	6,321 ±555
Prospect Park borough	6,319 ±21
Morris Plains borough	6,315 ±27
Yardville CDP	6,301 ±612

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median household income
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 7 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 21 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 21 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 25 Places in New Jersey by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026