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  | City: | Metuchen | 
| State: | New Jersey | 
| Area Code: | 732 | 
| Latitude: | 40.543364 | 
| Longitude: | -74.349190 | 
| Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5 | 
| City Alias(es): | |
| Population: | 16,629 | 
| 2000 Population: | 15,705 | 
| White Population: | 12,762 | 
| Black Population: | 871 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 732 | 
| Asian Population: | 1,547 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 17 | 
| Other Population: | 201 | 
| Male Population: | 7,552 | 
| Female Population: | 8,153 | 
| Median Age: | 39.10 | 
| Male Median Age: | 37.70 | 
| Female Median Age: | 40.40 | 
| Households: | 6,075 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.64 | 
| Average House Value: | $184,000 | 
| Average Household Income: | $73,461 | 
| Number of Businesses: | 612 | 
| Number of Employees: | 5,775 | 
| Annual Payroll: | $227,190,000 | 
| Land Area: | 3.086 sq mi | 
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             Fords, NJ (       1.9 miles)
             Iselin, NJ (       2.5 miles)
             Woodbridge, NJ (       3.1 miles)
             Keasbey, NJ (       3.2 miles)
             Colonia, NJ (       3.8 miles)
             South Plainfield, NJ (       3.9 miles)
             Piscataway, NJ (       4.5 miles)
             Perth Amboy, NJ (       4.6 miles)