Ashland vs Runnemede

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and Runnemede: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ashland has the higher population (9,437 vs 8,310 in Runnemede). Ashland has the higher median household income ($112,009 vs $100,366 in Runnemede). Ashland has the higher median home value ($305,700 vs $217,500 in Runnemede).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Runnemede
Population	9,437	8,310
Median age	48.2 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$112,009	$100,366
Median home value	$305,700	$217,500
Median gross rent	$2,105	$1,383
Housing units	3,700	3,437
Homeownership rate	90.2%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Runnemede
Population	8,405 → 9,437 (+12.3%)	8,327 → 8,310 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$104,223 → $112,009 (+7.5%)	$67,120 → $100,366 (+49.5%)
Median home value	$233,000 → $305,700 (+31.2%)	$163,500 → $217,500 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,700 → $2,105 (+23.8%)	$1,010 → $1,383 (+36.9%)

Ashland

Population

8,4059,437

Median household income

$104,223$112,009

Median home value

$233,000$305,700

Median gross rent

$1,700$2,105

Runnemede

Population

8,3278,310

Median household income

$67,120$100,366

Median home value

$163,500$217,500

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Runnemede
Under 5	6.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.7%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.2%
75 and over	11.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Runnemede
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	76.1%
Black or African American	4.6%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.6%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Runnemede
No high school diploma	3.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	23.1%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Runnemede
Drove alone	65.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.6%
Public transit	5.7%	1.5%
Walked	1.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	17.5%	10.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Runnemede
1-unit, detached	75.0%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	12.2%
20 or more units	5.2%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Runnemede
Poverty rate	8.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1964	1957