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Dunellen Borough School District

Dunellen Borough School District is a unified school district in New Jersey with a community population of 7,911. The median household income is $86,967 and the median age is 42.5.

7,911

Population

7449

People / sq mi

$86,967

Median Income

42.5

Median Age

Dunellen Borough School District covers 1 sq mi of land at 7449.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White43.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian34.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$86,967

Median Household Income

$40,988

Per Capita Income

20.7%

Poverty Rate

3.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$393,500

Median Home Value

$1,835

Median Rent

61.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

81.2%

High School+

28.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dunellen Borough School District serves a community with a population of 7,911 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New Jersey.

The median household income in Dunellen Borough School District is $86,967, with a per capita income of $40,988. The poverty rate is 20.7%.

Dunellen Borough School District is 43.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 34.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Dunellen Borough School District, 81.2% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 28.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Dunellen Borough School District is $393,500, with a median rent of $1,835. The homeownership rate is 61.4%.

Data for Dunellen Borough School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3404020).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.