Metuchen borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Metuchen borough's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
20.2%
2023
17.2%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-14.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.2% | — |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.4 pp (2%) |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -2.6 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -1.1 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.8 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +1.1 pp (6.8%) |