Edison, NJ

Population (year 2000): 97,687
Males: 47,926 (49.1%), Females: 49,761 (50.9%)

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $69,746 (year 2000)
Median house value: $186,900 (year 2000)

Races in Edison:

White Non-Hispanic (55.8%)
Asian Indian (17.3%)
Black (6.9%)
Hispanic (6.4%)
Chinese (6.1%)
Filipino (2.4%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
Other race (2.0%)
Korean (1.6%)
Other Asian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (14.8%), Irish (11.1%), German (8.7%), Polish (7.4%), English (3.5%), Hungarian (3.2%).

Land area: 30.1 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Edison

For population 15 years and over in Edison CDP

33.1% Foreign born (22.8% Asia, 4.9% Europe, 3.7% Latin America).

Hospital/medical center in Edison:

Other hospitals/medical centers near Edison:

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edison:

Other public-use airports nearest to Edison:

Amtrak stations near Edison:

5 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
6 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges/Universities in Edison:

MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 6,739; Location: 155 MILL RD; Public; Website: www.middlesex.cc.nj.us)
LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE DBA THE CITTONE INST (FT enrollment: 928; Location: 1697 OAK TREE RD; Private, for-profit)
RABBI JACOB JOSEPH SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 64; Location: ONE PLAINFIELD AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
NORTH JERSEY SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 1734 OAK TREE RD; Private, for-profit)
STAT-A-MATRIX INSTITUTE (Location: 2124 OAKTREE RD; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Edison:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 6 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,856)
KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; UNION, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,627)
DREW UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MADISON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,133)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 17 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 8,135)

Public high schools in Edison:

J P STEVENS HIGH (Students: 2,160; Location: GROVE AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
EDISON HIGH (Students: 1,939; Location: BOULEVARD OF EAGLES; Grades: 09 - 12)
MDSEX CTY V0C ACD SCI/ENG (Students: 138; Location: 100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
MIDDLESEX CO ACADEMY H.S. (Students: 27; Location: 500 PLAINFIELD AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)

Private high schools in Edison:

BISHOP GEORGE AHR ST THOMAS HS (Students: 964; Location: 1 TINGLEY LANE; Grades: 9 - 12)
WARDLAW HARTRIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 1295 INMAN AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
RABBI JACOB JOSEPH YESHIVA (Students: 86; Location: ONE PLAINFIELD AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Edison:

HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE (Students: 808; Location: JACKSON AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE (Students: 792; Location: WOODROW WILSON DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
MENLO PARK (Students: 788; Location: MONROE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE (Students: 747; Location: NEW DOVER RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
LINCOLN (Students: 745; Location: BROOKVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE (Students: 667; Location: DIVISION ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
WOODBROOK (Students: 624; Location: ROBIN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Students: 584; Location: WOODBRIDGE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
WASHINGTON (Students: 537; Location: WINTHROP & CAMBRIDGE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
JAMES MADISON INTER (Students: 527; Location: NEW DOVER RD; Grades: 03 - 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Edison:

SAINT MATTHEW SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 100 SEYMOUR AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
ST HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 930 GROVE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
PLAZA CHILD CARE (Students: 186; Location: TCM PLZ-4 PROGRESS ST S STE A3; Grades: PK - KG)
LAKEVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: OAK DR-ROOSEVELT PARK; Grades: PK - UG)
PEPPERMINT TREE CHILD CARE CTR (Students: 113; Location: 165 FIELDCREST AVE; Grades: PK - 2)
JOHN F KENNEY CHILD CARE CENTE (Students: 98; Location: 225 MILL ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
HELPING HAND LEARNING CTR (Students: 31; Location: 715 KING GEORGE POST RD; Grades: PK - KG)
T J'S SMALL WORLD (Students: 27; Location: P O BOX 143; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Edison:

EDISON TOWNSHIP FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,327,612; Location: 340 PLAINFIELD AVENUE; 263,053 books; 4,225 audio materials; 2,737 video materials; 262 serial subscriptions)