Chesilhurst vs Hi-Nella

A side-by-side comparison of Chesilhurst and Hi-Nella: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chesilhurst has the higher population (1,340 vs 984 in Hi-Nella). Chesilhurst has the higher median household income ($89,904 vs $75,227 in Hi-Nella). Hi-Nella has the higher median home value ($235,800 vs $215,100 in Chesilhurst).

Population, income & housing

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
Population	1,340	984
Median age	51.4 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$89,904	$75,227
Median home value	$215,100	$235,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,488
Housing units	556	472
Homeownership rate	87.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
Population	1,489 → 1,340 (-10.0%)	988 → 984 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$55,556 → $89,904 (+61.8%)	$50,556 → $75,227 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $215,100 (+39.9%)	$157,200 → $235,800 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $718 (-30.9%)	$1,098 → $1,488 (+35.5%)

Chesilhurst

Population

1,4891,340

Median household income

$55,556$89,904

Median home value

$153,700$215,100

Median gross rent

$1,039$718

Hi-Nella

Population

988984

Median household income

$50,556$75,227

Median home value

$157,200$235,800

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
Under 5	1.9%	1.8%
5 to 17	11.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	14.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	20.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	17.9%
55 to 64	26.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.2%
75 and over	7.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
White (non-Hispanic)	39.9%	40.9%
Black or African American	35.1%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
No high school diploma	15.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
Drove alone	65.9%	67.7%
Carpooled	19.5%	16.4%
Public transit	7.0%	4.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
1-unit, detached	74.6%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	31.8%
20 or more units	7.4%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesilhurst	Hi-Nella
Poverty rate	11.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1975	1965