Allendale vs Emerson

A side-by-side comparison of Allendale and Emerson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emerson has the higher population (7,263 vs 6,820 in Allendale). Allendale has the higher median household income ($156,992 vs $153,963 in Emerson). Allendale has the higher median home value ($764,600 vs $626,000 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale	Emerson
Population	6,820	7,263
Median age	45.7 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$156,992	$153,963
Median home value	$764,600	$626,000
Median gross rent	$2,648	$1,926
Housing units	2,505	2,641
Homeownership rate	77.4%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.0%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale	Emerson
Population	6,765 → 6,820 (+0.8%)	7,596 → 7,263 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$170,968 → $156,992 (-8.2%)	$128,093 → $153,963 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$757,000 → $764,600 (+1.0%)	$492,000 → $626,000 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,919 → $2,648 (+38.0%)	$1,847 → $1,926 (+4.3%)

Allendale

Population

6,7656,820

Median household income

$170,968$156,992

Median home value

$757,000$764,600

Median gross rent

$1,919$2,648

Emerson

Population

7,5967,263

Median household income

$128,093$153,963

Median home value

$492,000$626,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$1,926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale	Emerson
Under 5	5.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	23.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	4.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	20.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	16.2%
75 and over	8.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale	Emerson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	78.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	17.0%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale	Emerson
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	9.2%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33.7%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale	Emerson
Drove alone	54.6%	68.5%
Carpooled	1.8%	4.2%
Public transit	11.4%	6.7%
Walked	0.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.9%
Worked from home	30.9%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale	Emerson
1-unit, detached	70.5%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	18.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allendale	Emerson
Poverty rate	3.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1966	1960