Ampere North vs North Caldwell

A side-by-side comparison of Ampere North and North Caldwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Caldwell has the higher population (6,622 vs 4,968 in Ampere North). North Caldwell has the higher median household income ($203,140 vs $71,192 in Ampere North). North Caldwell has the higher median home value ($906,100 vs $358,000 in Ampere North).

Population, income & housing

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
Population	4,968	6,622
Median age	34.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,192	$203,140
Median home value	$358,000	$906,100
Median gross rent	$1,720	$3,250
Housing units	1,776	2,353
Homeownership rate	55.0%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	77.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
Population	5,145 → 4,968 (-3.4%)	6,615 → 6,622 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$72,935 → $71,192 (-2.4%)	$187,734 → $203,140 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$254,900 → $358,000 (+40.4%)	$738,300 → $906,100 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,347 → $1,720 (+27.7%)	—

Ampere North

Population

5,1454,968

Median household income

$72,935$71,192

Median home value

$254,900$358,000

Median gross rent

$1,347$1,720

North Caldwell

Population

6,6156,622

Median household income

$187,734$203,140

Median home value

$738,300$906,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
Under 5	8.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	5.9%
35 to 44	19.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	16.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	14.6%
75 and over	3.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
White (non-Hispanic)	17.5%	78.4%
Black or African American	25.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	42.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
No high school diploma	17.4%	4.9%
High school graduate	37.9%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	46.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
Drove alone	49.1%	61.7%
Carpooled	20.9%	4.1%
Public transit	17.2%	4.6%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	29.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
1-unit, detached	29.4%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	54.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ampere North	North Caldwell
Poverty rate	19.6%	1.8%
Average household size	2.90	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1938	1965