S Bound Brook's Livability
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Amenities 
About S Bound Brook, NJ
S Bound Brook, NJ is located in Somerset County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for S Bound Brook is about 4,563 with about 7,063 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $247,900, which is roughly 38% lower than the Average Home Value of $399,186 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 12% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $83,155, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $104,415 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 22% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.63Male Population Estimate: 51.3%
Female Population Estimate: 48.7%
Median Age: 35.6
Male Median Age: 35.0
Female Median Age: 36.4
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:27.28%
Other:13.98%
Black:11.83%
Asian:7.36%
Indian:0.55%
Hawaiian:0.18%
Voting
                
                
            Voting Results by Party
Republican: 38.74%
Libertarian: 0.88%
Green: 0.33%
Other: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of S Bound Brook specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Somerset County: About 1.59065 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Somerset County: About 64.2028 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Somerset County is about 60% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 78% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for S Bound Brook is about 8%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
                
            Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 08880Latitude: 40.552387
Longitude: -74.530023
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 57.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 732