Census Bureau showed that 45.8 percent of housing units are valued between $300,000-$499,999 and 37.1 percent are valued between $200,000-$299,999. Earlier American Community Survey data from the U.S. The township has a fair percentage of apartments, townhouses, and condominiums although most housing accommodations are single-family dwellings. Along with the great economic growth, Piscataway has managed to maintain its friendly welcoming atmosphere, making it a wonderful place to live, work and play. The township's prime location with its easy access to the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, I-78, I-287 and Routes 18, 22 and 27 make it especially attractive to commuters and corporations alike.

The population is also 37.1 percent Asian including those of Asian Indian, Chinese and Filipino heritage.

Census Bureau’s most recent information from the 2020 Census, Piscataway’s population of nearly 61,000 is 26.7 percent white non-Hispanic, 20.0 percent African American and 14.1 percent Hispanic or Latino. Piscataway, located in Middlesex County, comprises 19.1 square miles, is 35 miles from New York City, and within 250 miles of one-quarter of the nation's total population.Īccording to the U.S. The community, the fifth oldest municipality in New Jersey, has grown from Native American territory, through a colonial period and is one of the links in the earliest settlement of the Atlantic seacoast that ultimately led to the formation of the United States.

Piscataway was founded in 1666, and officially incorporated in 1798.

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