The Ponds, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Middlesex County County

3.3 /5.0

B Good

995 Population 4,523/sq mi density

$70,825 Median Income $56,720 per capita

$338,800 Home Value $455,672 Zillow

$1,781 Median Rent 28.2% income on rent

54°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

100 Violent Crime/100K 681 property/100K

Overall

3.3 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.4 / 5.0

$70,825 median income, 0.0% unemployment

B+

Affordability

4.0 / 5.0

$338,800 home value, $1,781/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

100 violent crimes/100K

B+

Education

3.7 / 5.0

33.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+13.5%

877 → 995

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+6.52%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+10.4%

$64,138 → $70,825

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+5.08%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for The Ponds across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

1,548

+553 from 2023 (995)

Projected Median Income 2030

$100,191

+$29,366 from 2023 ($70,825)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	877	—	$64,138	—
2023	995	+13.5%	$70,825	+10.4%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.