Cologne vs Dorothy

A side-by-side comparison of Cologne and Dorothy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dorothy has the higher population (1,255 vs 1,023 in Cologne). Dorothy has the higher median household income ($104,102 vs $101,723 in Cologne). Cologne has the higher median home value ($330,500 vs $306,900 in Dorothy).

Population, income & housing

	Cologne	Dorothy
Population	1,023	1,255
Median age	60.5 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,723	$104,102
Median home value	$330,500	$306,900
Median gross rent	$2,455	—
Housing units	604	632
Homeownership rate	65.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cologne	Dorothy
Population	1,162 → 1,023 (-12.0%)	1,513 → 1,255 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$86,525 → $101,723 (+17.6%)	$84,299 → $104,102 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$270,000 → $330,500 (+22.4%)	$254,600 → $306,900 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,938 → $2,455 (+26.7%)	—

Cologne

Population

1,1621,023

Median household income

$86,525$101,723

Median home value

$270,000$330,500

Median gross rent

$1,938$2,455

Dorothy

Population

1,5131,255

Median household income

$84,299$104,102

Median home value

$254,600$306,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cologne	Dorothy
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	10.2%	10.9%
18 to 24	2.7%	0.2%
25 to 34	4.9%	17.7%
35 to 44	6.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	19.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	21.4%	24.1%
75 and over	18.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cologne	Dorothy
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	71.4%
Black or African American	6.2%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cologne	Dorothy
No high school diploma	1.2%	10.6%
High school graduate	26.7%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cologne	Dorothy
Drove alone	71.9%	90.9%
Carpooled	10.1%	4.9%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cologne	Dorothy
1-unit, detached	65.2%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	26.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Cologne	Dorothy
Poverty rate	5.3%	11.7%
Average household size	1.69	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	2003	1981