South Bound Brook, New Jersey

Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+8.3%

Population of South Bound Brook at each census
Census	Population
2000	4,492
2010	4,563
2020	4,863

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

South Bound Brook compared with its county and state

South Bound Brook compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	South Bound Brook	Somerset County	New Jersey
Population	4,833	346,203	9,267,014
Median household income	$102,019	$135,960	$101,050
Median age	35.4	41.9	40.1
Median home value	$345,300	$523,900	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	24.0%	57.4%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	22.9%	27.5%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	56.8%	74.5%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	26.3 minutes	31.5 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in South Bound Brook

Under $50k24%

$50k to $100k25.4%

$100k to $150k31%

$150k to $200k12.3%

$200k and over7.3%

Median household income $102,019 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in South Bound Brook

56.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 1,039 units
Renter occupied: 790 units
Vacancy rate: 2.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in South Bound Brook1

Public schools in South Bound Brook, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Robert Morris School	Public	Pre-K–8	South Bound Brook Public School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.