Brookdale vs Caldwell

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

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

Brookdale has the higher population (10,044 vs 8,898 in Caldwell). Brookdale has the higher median household income ($150,489 vs $101,196 in Caldwell). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($563,000 vs $527,200 in Brookdale).

Population, income & housing

	Brookdale	Caldwell
Population	10,044	8,898
Median age	38.1 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$150,489	$101,196
Median home value	$527,200	$563,000
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,937
Housing units	3,611	3,874
Homeownership rate	88.1%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookdale	Caldwell
Population	9,801 → 10,044 (+2.5%)	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$112,214 → $150,489 (+34.1%)	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$378,600 → $527,200 (+39.2%)	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,469 → $1,698 (+15.6%)	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)

Brookdale

Population

9,80110,044

Median household income

$112,214$150,489

Median home value

$378,600$527,200

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,698

Caldwell

Population

7,9698,898

Median household income

$96,806$101,196

Median home value

$466,700$563,000

Median gross rent

$1,512$1,937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookdale	Caldwell
Under 5	11.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.6%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.5%
75 and over	7.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookdale	Caldwell
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	66.8%
Black or African American	7.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	11.6%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookdale	Caldwell
No high school diploma	3.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	19.9%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookdale	Caldwell
Drove alone	53.4%	65.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	4.8%
Public transit	11.6%	4.8%
Walked	1.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	22.4%	19.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookdale	Caldwell
1-unit, detached	87.7%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	16.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	25.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Brookdale	Caldwell
Poverty rate	2.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1951	1958