Port Reading is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,921. 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|3,299
|2,566
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,978
|86.16%
|68.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.45%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|91
|238
|style='background: #ffffe6; |313
|2.38%
|6.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.98%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|92
|186
|style='background: #ffffe6; |449
|2.40%
|4.99%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.45%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|1
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.03%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|56
|50
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117
|1.46%
|1.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.98%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|290
|665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,026
|7.57%
|17.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.17%
|-
|Total
|3,829
|3,728
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,921
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Port Reading had a population of 3,921. The median age was 40.8 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.5 males.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,278 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.8% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 1,283 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18; 57.2% were married couples living together; 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.2% were non-families. Of all households, 18.7% were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.31.
There were 1,337 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.21.
See also
- List of neighborhoods in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
- List of neighborhoods in Edison, New Jersey
References
External links
- McMyler Coal Dumper - Built in 1917, located in Port Reading, New Jersey
- City Data on Port Reading, NJ