The PondsNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 1,097.
Is The Ponds a good place to live?
The Ponds’ median age is 73 years, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 42 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. We don’t grade The Ponds yet; the figures below are still real.
1,097 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Madison Square Garden and 383 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Ponds. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw31 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw36 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw39 mi City parkHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to The Ponds: who provides what
The Ponds 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 The Ponds.
87% of residents are 65 or older
Here, 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 44% in New Jersey as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 54% and 91% women
The Census survey reached too few of The Ponds’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| The Ponds | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 43.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 43.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of The Ponds’ workers commute out
The typical household income in The Ponds is $73,000. Jobs in the town fell by 41 from 2013 to 2023, to 17. In The Ponds, 1.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Ponds has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 23°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of The Ponds’ adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than The Ponds. Just over a quarter of The Ponds adults feel lonely. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than The Ponds. On the CDC’s 32 measures, The Ponds is ahead of New Jersey on 18 and behind on 8.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | The Ponds | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.1% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 1.9% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 21% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in The Ponds, mostly inland flooding
Nearly three quarters of The Ponds’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 5%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in The Ponds sells for about $435K at the median
Homes sold in The Ponds spent a median 38 days on the market. The Ponds’ midpoint rent stands at $1,791 a month. The share of households in The Ponds who are owner-occupiers: 67%.
| The Ponds | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,791 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about The Ponds
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of The Ponds
About 2 of every 100 The Ponds residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave The Ponds for work
Where The Ponds’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About The Ponds
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
The Ponds is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the year it was first listed as a CDP, the population was 941.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
Questions about The Ponds
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