Port Norris vs West Park

A side-by-side comparison of Port Norris and West Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Norris has the higher population (1,702 vs 1,521 in West Park). West Park has the higher median household income ($73,397 vs $42,635 in Port Norris). West Park has the higher median home value ($224,000 vs $120,100 in Port Norris).

Population, income & housing

	Port Norris	West Park
Population	1,702	1,521
Median age	37.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,635	$73,397
Median home value	$120,100	$224,000
Median gross rent	$1,715	$1,282
Housing units	727	712
Homeownership rate	56.2%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Norris	West Park
Population	1,037 → 1,702 (+64.1%)	1,566 → 1,521 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $42,635 (-1.6%)	$64,868 → $73,397 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $120,100 (+1.0%)	$152,900 → $224,000 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,715 (+27.8%)	$803 → $1,282 (+59.7%)

Port Norris

Population

1,0371,702

Median household income

$43,333$42,635

Median home value

$118,900$120,100

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,715

West Park

Population

1,5661,521

Median household income

$64,868$73,397

Median home value

$152,900$224,000

Median gross rent

$803$1,282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Norris	West Park
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	16.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	6.8%	6.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.8%
75 and over	4.9%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Norris	West Park
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	57.1%
Black or African American	27.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Norris	West Park
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	51.5%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Norris	West Park
Drove alone	72.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	20.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.1%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Norris	West Park
1-unit, detached	94.5%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Port Norris	West Park
Poverty rate	14.4%	17.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1945	1963