Buena vs Stockton University

A side-by-side comparison of Buena and Stockton University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buena has the higher population (4,500 vs 2,801 in Stockton University). Since 2019, Stockton University's population has grown faster (+10.3% vs +3.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena	Stockton University
Population	4,500	2,801
Median age	33.6 yrs	20.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	—
Median home value	$249,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,138	—
Housing units	1,757	3
Homeownership rate	67.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	67.0%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena	Stockton University
Population	4,356 → 4,500 (+3.3%)	2,540 → 2,801 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$53,275 → $78,393 (+47.1%)	—
Median home value	$182,500 → $249,100 (+36.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,138 (+26.6%)	—

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

Stockton University

Population

2,5402,801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena	Stockton University
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	0.7%
18 to 24	16.8%	95.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	3.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	0.0%
75 and over	5.6%	0.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena	Stockton University
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	62.0%
Black or African American	3.0%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.9%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena	Stockton University
No high school diploma	13.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	4.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	60.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena	Stockton University
Drove alone	86.4%	47.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	11.2%
Walked	0.5%	26.9%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	12.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena	Stockton University
1-unit, detached	72.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena	Stockton University
Poverty rate	6.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.73	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1964	—