Pemberton vs Wrightstown

A side-by-side comparison of Pemberton and Wrightstown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pemberton has the higher population (1,373 vs 522 in Wrightstown). Pemberton has the higher median household income ($88,333 vs $52,222 in Wrightstown). Pemberton has the higher median home value ($303,200 vs $224,000 in Wrightstown).

Population, income & housing

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
Population	1,373	522
Median age	39.2 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$52,222
Median home value	$303,200	$224,000
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,114
Housing units	564	244
Homeownership rate	58.1%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
Population	1,499 → 1,373 (-8.4%)	701 → 522 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$66,354 → $88,333 (+33.1%)	$46,833 → $52,222 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$251,700 → $303,200 (+20.5%)	$150,000 → $224,000 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,134 → $1,310 (+15.5%)	$946 → $1,114 (+17.8%)

Pemberton

Population

1,4991,373

Median household income

$66,354$88,333

Median home value

$251,700$303,200

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,310

Wrightstown

Population

701522

Median household income

$46,833$52,222

Median home value

$150,000$224,000

Median gross rent

$946$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
Under 5	7.9%	12.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	11.6%	14.2%
25 to 34	18.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	6.7%
75 and over	9.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
White (non-Hispanic)	57.4%	43.7%
Black or African American	9.9%	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
Drove alone	67.8%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.9%	5.8%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	8.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
1-unit, detached	64.9%	41.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	36.5%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Pemberton	Wrightstown
Poverty rate	11.5%	15.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1956	1971