Moonachie vs Ramapo College of New Jersey

A side-by-side comparison of Moonachie and Ramapo College of New Jersey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Moonachie has the higher population (3,106 vs 2,163 in Ramapo College of New Jersey). Since 2019, Moonachie's population has grown faster (+14.4% vs +0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Population	3,106	2,163
Median age	38.4 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,359	—
Median home value	$450,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,131	—
Housing units	985	0
Homeownership rate	69.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Population	2,716 → 3,106 (+14.4%)	2,159 → 2,163 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$66,976 → $108,359 (+61.8%)	—
Median home value	$360,100 → $450,800 (+25.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,199 → $1,131 (-5.7%)	—

Moonachie

Population

2,7163,106

Median household income

$66,976$108,359

Median home value

$360,100$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,131

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Population

2,1592,163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	1.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	97.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	1.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	0.4%
45 to 54	14.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	0.0%
75 and over	5.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	47.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	13.7%	10.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	55.1%	24.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
No high school diploma	12.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Drove alone	64.3%	52.3%
Carpooled	20.6%	0.8%
Public transit	3.1%	0.8%
Walked	6.2%	36.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	8.2%
Other means	2.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
1-unit, detached	53.5%	—
1-unit, attached	4.6%	—
2 to 4 units	6.5%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	35.4%	—

Poverty & households

	Moonachie	Ramapo College of New Jersey
Poverty rate	4.0%	—
Average household size	3.31	—
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1968	—