BrownvilleNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 2,377 people.
Is Brownville a good place to live?
Brownville’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 6 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Brownville. The biggest park or preserve is Cottrell Farm Park, at 20 acres. We don’t grade Brownville yet; the figures below are still real.
Brownville has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
2,383 counted in 2010 and 2,746 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Madison Square Garden and 522 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Brownville: who provides what
Brownville is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brownville.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Brownville’s workers commute out
Jobs in Brownville grew by 316 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 788. Most people who work leave Brownville to do it: just 2% work in town. Its median household income is $90,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles.
| Brownville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $90,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than New Jersey overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (40% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The median age for Brownville comes to 46.8 years. New Jersey has 44% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 40%.
| Brownville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Brownville | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.7% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Brownville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. The seasons in Brownville: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brownville faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts two thirds of Brownville’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brownville is
16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Brownville. Two figures for adults here: 11% report frequent physical distress, 31% have obesity.
| Brownville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brownville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brownville has set aside 7.8% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.7 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Brownville, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Brownville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cottrell Farm Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Brownville sells for about $465K at the median
Among households in Brownville, 90% own their home. The going rate for rent here is $2,375 a month.
| Brownville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,375 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brownville
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Brownville
About 3 of every 100 Brownville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
98% of working residents leave Brownville for work
Where Brownville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brownville
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Brownville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,746, up from 2,383 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
Questions about Brownville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brownville, NJ a good place to live?
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