Brownville, New Jersey

Brownville is in eastern Middlesex County, less than from the Monmouth County line. The community is near the center of Old Bridge Township, and the community of Old Bridge borders Brownville to the west and south. U.S. Route 9 forms the western border of Brownville; the highway leads north to South Amboy and south to Freehold. County Route 516 crosses the center of Brownville, leading west to Route 18 in the western part of Old Bridge and east to the center of Matawan. The intersection known as Cottrell Corners is in the center of the Brownville CDP. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.09%, are water. The community drains north toward Tennent Brook, a west-flowing tributary of the South River, part of the Raritan River watershed leading to New York Bay. ==Demographics==

Brownville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census. Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the 2020 census, Brownville had a population of 2,746. The median age was 41.7 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.5 males age 18 and over. 99.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.6% lived in rural areas. There were 1,142 households in Brownville, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.8% were married-couple households, 10.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,165 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,750, and the median income for a family was $83,636. Males had a median income of $56,111 versus $44,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,520. About 2.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over. ==References==