Buena vs Mays Landing

A side-by-side comparison of Buena and Mays Landing: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena and Mays Landing are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mays Landing has the higher population (6,178 vs 4,500 in Buena). Mays Landing has the higher median household income ($80,777 vs $78,393 in Buena). Buena has the higher median home value ($249,100 vs $236,500 in Mays Landing).

Population, income & housing

	Buena	Mays Landing
Population	4,500	6,178
Median age	33.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	$80,777
Median home value	$249,100	$236,500
Median gross rent	$1,138	$1,150
Housing units	1,757	2,518
Homeownership rate	67.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena	Mays Landing
Population	4,356 → 4,500 (+3.3%)	2,524 → 6,178 (+144.8%)
Median household income	$53,275 → $78,393 (+47.1%)	$65,577 → $80,777 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $249,100 (+36.5%)	$182,300 → $236,500 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,138 (+26.6%)	$1,463 → $1,150 (-21.4%)

Buena

Population

4,3564,500

Median household income

$53,275$78,393

Median home value

$182,500$249,100

Median gross rent

$899$1,138

Mays Landing

Population

2,5246,178

Median household income

$65,577$80,777

Median home value

$182,300$236,500

Median gross rent

$1,463$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena	Mays Landing
Under 5	7.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	16.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	18.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.5%
75 and over	5.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena	Mays Landing
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	54.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena	Mays Landing
No high school diploma	13.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	32.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena	Mays Landing
Drove alone	86.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena	Mays Landing
1-unit, detached	72.7%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	10.4%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	14.8%
20 or more units	9.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Buena	Mays Landing
Poverty rate	6.0%	3.2%
Average household size	2.73	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1964	1987