Metuchen, New Jersey Population History 1990 - 2017
Latest Data (2017)
| Population | 14,349 |
| Nationwide Rank | 2340 |
Quick Facts
Metuchen, New Jersey is the 2,340th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Metuchen, New Jersey is a borough.
Metuchen, New Jersey is as large as it has ever been. In 2017 Metuchen had its largest population ever.
Metuchen, New Jersey's growth is about average. 43% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2330 | Norridge, Illinois | 14,437 | -0.8% |
| 2331 | Hewitt, Texas | 14,435 | 28.8% |
| 2332 | Pineville, Louisiana | 14,429 | 4.2% |
| 2333 | Ozark, Alabama | 14,428 | -4.3% |
| 2334 | Miami Springs, Florida | 14,424 | 5.4% |
| 2335 | Hartselle, Alabama | 14,373 | 16.7% |
| 2336 | Hammonton, New Jersey | 14,369 | 13.8% |
| 2337 | Glasgow, Kentucky | 14,362 | 9.5% |
| 2338 | Mill Valley, California | 14,355 | 5.3% |
| 2339 | Carthage, Missouri | 14,350 | 12.7% |
| 2340 | Metuchen, New Jersey | 14,349 | 11.3% |
| 2341 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 14,299 | -9.8% |
| 2342 | Hopatcong, New Jersey | 14,298 | -10.0% |
| 2343 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 14,293 | 4.3% |
| 2344 | Forrest City, Arkansas | 14,291 | -3.3% |
| 2345 | Beacon, New York | 14,289 | -3.2% |
| 2346 | Red Bluff, California | 14,287 | 7.6% |
| 2347 | Lynden, Washington | 14,259 | 48.9% |
| 2348 | St. Augustine, Florida | 14,243 | 21.0% |
| 2349 | Antioch, Illinois | 14,235 | 57.6% |
| 2350 | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | 14,231 | 15.2% |
Similarly Sized Cities In New Jersey
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1345 | Bergenfield | 27,927 | 6.4% |
| 1346 | Millville | 27,918 | 4.0% |
| 1388 | Paramus | 27,032 | 4.9% |
| 1459 | Ridgewood | 25,692 | 3.0% |
| 1494 | Cliffside Park | 25,142 | 9.3% |
| 1507 | Lodi | 24,961 | 4.1% |
| 1539 | Bridgeton | 24,505 | 7.7% |
| 1543 | South Plainfield | 24,435 | 11.7% |
| 1566 | Carteret | 24,084 | 15.5% |
| 1663 | Summit | 22,323 | 5.6% |
| 1678 | North Plainfield | 22,060 | 1.4% |
| 1682 | Roselle | 21,976 | 3.1% |
| 1745 | Palisades Park | 20,988 | 22.3% |
| 1765 | Pleasantville | 20,732 | 9.1% |
| 1791 | Elmwood Park | 20,429 | 7.9% |
| 1808 | Secaucus | 20,215 | 26.9% |
| 1819 | Glassboro | 20,011 | 4.9% |
| 1891 | Hawthorne | 19,101 | 4.8% |
| 1898 | Morristown | 19,037 | 3.8% |
| 1918 | Rutherford | 18,782 | 3.7% |
| 1931 | Point Pleasant | 18,651 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | Dover | 18,232 | 0.3% |
| 1986 | Dumont | 17,998 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | Tinton Falls | 17,789 | 6.3% |
| 2018 | Harrison | 17,643 | 22.3% |
| 2036 | Lindenwold | 17,471 | 0.4% |
| 2075 | New Milford | 16,868 | 2.9% |
| 2132 | South River | 16,349 | 6.2% |
| 2169 | Madison | 16,033 | 3.7% |
| 2173 | North Arlington | 16,009 | 5.4% |
| 2195 | Asbury Park | 15,767 | -7.1% |
| 2253 | Ramsey | 15,242 | 6.0% |
| 2283 | Tenafly | 14,900 | 7.8% |
| 2320 | Fairview | 14,537 | 9.5% |
| 2327 | Phillipsburg | 14,459 | -4.6% |
| 2336 | Hammonton | 14,369 | 13.8% |
| 2340 | Metuchen | 14,349 | 11.3% |
| 2342 | Hopatcong | 14,298 | -10.0% |
| 2356 | Highland Park | 14,164 | 1.0% |
| 2371 | Collingswood | 14,027 | -1.9% |
| 2399 | Middlesex | 13,867 | 0.9% |
| 2405 | Roselle Park | 13,821 | 4.0% |
| 2476 | New Providence | 13,308 | 11.7% |
| 2488 | Oakland | 13,224 | 5.3% |
| 2499 | Ridgefield Park | 13,154 | 2.2% |
| 2551 | Woodland Park | 12,834 | 16.6% |
| 2612 | Ringwood | 12,454 | 0.3% |
| 2618 | Somerville | 12,418 | 0.7% |
| 2626 | Eatontown | 12,376 | -11.8% |
| 2629 | Edgewater | 12,368 | 55.2% |
| 2641 | Hasbrouck Heights | 12,277 | 5.3% |
| 2662 | Red Bank | 12,150 | 2.3% |
| 2678 | Glen Rock | 12,045 | 4.3% |
| 2690 | Wanaque | 11,994 | 16.7% |
| 2705 | Freehold | 11,894 | 8.0% |
| 2723 | Wallington | 11,781 | 1.7% |
| 2725 | Florham Park | 11,765 | 9.9% |
| 2736 | River Edge | 11,724 | 7.1% |
| 2743 | Guttenberg | 11,695 | 7.7% |
| 2774 | Bellmawr | 11,489 | 2.0% |
| 2784 | Haddonfield | 11,435 | -1.7% |
| 2785 | Ridgefield | 11,435 | 5.4% |
| 2801 | Gloucester City | 11,342 | -1.0% |
| 2803 | Westwood | 11,326 | 2.9% |
| 2815 | Franklin Lakes | 11,255 | 7.6% |
| 2816 | Beachwood | 11,248 | 8.2% |
| 2827 | Ocean City | 11,206 | -27.2% |
| 2828 | Pompton Lakes | 11,206 | 5.2% |
| 2862 | Little Ferry | 11,000 | 1.8% |
| 2887 | Totowa | 10,817 | 9.2% |
| 2935 | Hillsdale | 10,581 | 4.8% |
| 2946 | Pine Hill | 10,536 | -3.0% |
| 2955 | Somers Point | 10,480 | -9.6% |
| 2959 | Bound Brook | 10,468 | 3.9% |
| 2960 | Lincoln Park | 10,468 | -4.1% |
| 2972 | Manville | 10,414 | 1.4% |
| 3017 | Ventnor City | 10,239 | -20.5% |
| 3024 | Kinnelon | 10,213 | 8.9% |
| 3048 | Waldwick | 10,092 | 4.9% |
| 3076 | East Rutherford | 9,928 | 13.9% |
| 3079 | Woodbury | 9,919 | -3.6% |
| 3097 | Maywood | 9,860 | 3.5% |
| 3103 | Burlington | 9,832 | 1.0% |
| 3110 | Keansburg | 9,806 | -8.8% |
| 3154 | Hackettstown | 9,554 | 5.6% |
| 3208 | Leonia | 9,262 | 3.9% |
| 3259 | Wood-Ridge | 9,018 | 18.0% |
| 3275 | Brigantine | 8,963 | -28.7% |
| 3279 | Park Ridge | 8,944 | 2.9% |
| 3281 | Cresskill | 8,935 | 15.1% |
| 3283 | Chatham | 8,928 | 5.6% |
| 3302 | Matawan | 8,869 | -0.7% |
| 3307 | South Amboy | 8,857 | 11.8% |
| 3308 | Pitman | 8,846 | -5.0% |
| 3331 | Closter | 8,766 | 4.4% |
| 3345 | Audubon | 8,733 | -4.7% |
| 3349 | Montvale | 8,724 | 23.6% |
| 3366 | Clayton | 8,676 | 21.5% |
| 3386 | North Haledon | 8,570 | 8.0% |
| 3387 | Bogota | 8,567 | 3.9% |
| 3416 | Haledon | 8,463 | 2.4% |
| 3419 | Spotswood | 8,456 | 7.0% |
| 3430 | Upper Saddle River | 8,415 | 8.6% |
| 3438 | Runnemede | 8,390 | -1.5% |
| 3448 | Northfield | 8,360 | 8.1% |
| 3453 | Boonton | 8,354 | -1.5% |
| 3471 | Oradell | 8,314 | 3.3% |
| 3472 | Kenilworth | 8,312 | 8.2% |
| 3483 | Absecon | 8,283 | 8.4% |
| 3497 | Bloomingdale | 8,242 | 8.2% |
| 3554 | Caldwell | 8,085 | 6.6% |
| 3575 | Raritan | 8,011 | 27.3% |
| 3585 | West Long Branch | 7,972 | -3.6% |
| 3622 | Newton | 7,860 | -4.7% |
| 3636 | Bernardsville | 7,815 | 6.7% |
| 3642 | Fanwood | 7,808 | 8.7% |
| 3658 | Butler | 7,774 | 3.2% |
| 3665 | Emerson | 7,739 | 7.4% |
| 3675 | Glen Ridge | 7,704 | 6.1% |
| 3710 | Berlin | 7,606 | 22.1% |
| 3717 | Haddon Heights | 7,588 | 0.7% |
| 3769 | Dunellen | 7,407 | 8.4% |
| 3776 | Midland Park | 7,384 | 6.3% |
| 3837 | Palmyra | 7,221 | 1.0% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14,349 | 2,340 |
| 2016 | 13,871 | 2,387 |
| 2015 | 13,886 | 2,380 |
| 2014 | 13,826 | 2,376 |
| 2013 | 13,756 | 2,375 |
| 2012 | 13,691 | 2,373 |
| 2011 | 13,660 | 2,369 |
| 2010 | 13,574 | 2,361 |
| 2009 | 13,096 | 2,394 |
| 2008 | 13,047 | 2,383 |
| 2007 | 13,005 | 2,370 |
| 2006 | 13,035 | 2,354 |
| 2005 | 13,191 | 2,313 |
| 2004 | 13,153 | 2,299 |
| 2003 | 13,095 | 2,283 |
| 2002 | 13,064 | 2,267 |
| 2001 | 13,041 | 2,253 |
| 2000 | 12,890 | 2,261 |
| 1990 | 12,826 | 2,004 |