Emerson vs Oradell

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

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

Oradell has the higher population (8,197 vs 7,263 in Emerson). Oradell has the higher median household income ($214,736 vs $153,963 in Emerson). Oradell has the higher median home value ($702,400 vs $626,000 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Oradell
Population	7,263	8,197
Median age	47.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$153,963	$214,736
Median home value	$626,000	$702,400
Median gross rent	$1,926	$2,202
Housing units	2,641	2,749
Homeownership rate	89.1%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	71.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Oradell
Population	7,596 → 7,263 (-4.4%)	8,141 → 8,197 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$128,093 → $153,963 (+20.2%)	$132,358 → $214,736 (+62.2%)
Median home value	$492,000 → $626,000 (+27.2%)	$615,500 → $702,400 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $1,926 (+4.3%)	$1,651 → $2,202 (+33.4%)

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

Oradell

Population

8,1418,197

Median household income

$132,358$214,736

Median home value

$615,500$702,400

Median gross rent

$1,651$2,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Oradell
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.7%	5.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	19.3%
65 to 74	16.2%	9.3%
75 and over	8.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Oradell
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.4%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Oradell
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.0%
High school graduate	17.2%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	32.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Oradell
Drove alone	68.5%	47.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	2.2%
Public transit	6.7%	10.8%
Walked	3.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	37.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Oradell
1-unit, detached	89.3%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Oradell
Poverty rate	2.6%	3.6%
Average household size	2.67	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1960	1956