Hasbrouck Heights vs Oakland

A side-by-side comparison of Hasbrouck Heights and Oakland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oakland has the higher population (12,700 vs 12,067 in Hasbrouck Heights). Oakland has the higher median household income ($162,862 vs $118,670 in Hasbrouck Heights). Oakland has the higher median home value ($567,200 vs $508,500 in Hasbrouck Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
Population	12,067	12,700
Median age	44.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$118,670	$162,862
Median home value	$508,500	$567,200
Median gross rent	$1,605	$1,462
Housing units	4,544	4,687
Homeownership rate	70.3%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	54.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
Population	12,082 → 12,067 (-0.1%)	12,972 → 12,700 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$94,801 → $118,670 (+25.2%)	$126,319 → $162,862 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$429,100 → $508,500 (+18.5%)	$468,700 → $567,200 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,445 → $1,605 (+11.1%)	$1,642 → $1,462 (-11.0%)

Hasbrouck Heights

Population

12,08212,067

Median household income

$94,801$118,670

Median home value

$429,100$508,500

Median gross rent

$1,445$1,605

Oakland

Population

12,97212,700

Median household income

$126,319$162,862

Median home value

$468,700$567,200

Median gross rent

$1,642$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
Under 5	4.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.8%
75 and over	5.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	80.2%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	11.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
Drove alone	65.3%	71.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.7%
Public transit	12.6%	3.3%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.7%	18.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
1-unit, detached	66.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.0%
20 or more units	14.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Hasbrouck Heights	Oakland
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1954	1960