McKee City vs Northfield

A side-by-side comparison of McKee City and Northfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McKee City has the higher population (10,843 vs 8,427 in Northfield). Northfield has the higher median household income ($104,042 vs $81,667 in McKee City). Northfield has the higher median home value ($275,900 vs $232,000 in McKee City).

Population, income & housing

	McKee City	Northfield
Population	10,843	8,427
Median age	41.4 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$104,042
Median home value	$232,000	$275,900
Median gross rent	$1,745	$1,554
Housing units	5,050	3,447
Homeownership rate	58.0%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKee City	Northfield
Population	8,337 → 10,843 (+30.1%)	8,153 → 8,427 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$60,518 → $81,667 (+34.9%)	$87,156 → $104,042 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $232,000 (+51.0%)	$223,100 → $275,900 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $1,745 (+20.8%)	$1,720 → $1,554 (-9.7%)

McKee City

Population

8,33710,843

Median household income

$60,518$81,667

Median home value

$153,600$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,745

Northfield

Population

8,1538,427

Median household income

$87,156$104,042

Median home value

$223,100$275,900

Median gross rent

$1,720$1,554

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKee City	Northfield
Under 5	5.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	18.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.2%
75 and over	3.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKee City	Northfield
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	74.2%
Black or African American	15.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	10.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKee City	Northfield
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.3%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKee City	Northfield
Drove alone	75.9%	81.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.7%	1.3%
Walked	1.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.3%
Other means	4.9%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKee City	Northfield
1-unit, detached	25.8%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	34.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	22.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McKee City	Northfield
Poverty rate	10.3%	4.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1998	1966