Brookdale vs Watsessing

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

Brookdale and Watsessing 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 7,944 in Watsessing). Brookdale has the higher median household income ($150,489 vs $94,301 in Watsessing). Brookdale has the higher median home value ($527,200 vs $418,500 in Watsessing).

Population, income & housing

	Brookdale	Watsessing
Population	10,044	7,944
Median age	38.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$150,489	$94,301
Median home value	$527,200	$418,500
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,997
Housing units	3,611	3,737
Homeownership rate	88.1%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.5%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookdale	Watsessing
Population	9,801 → 10,044 (+2.5%)	7,094 → 7,944 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$112,214 → $150,489 (+34.1%)	$72,681 → $94,301 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$378,600 → $527,200 (+39.2%)	$324,700 → $418,500 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,469 → $1,698 (+15.6%)	$1,559 → $1,997 (+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

Watsessing

Population

7,0947,944

Median household income

$72,681$94,301

Median home value

$324,700$418,500

Median gross rent

$1,559$1,997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookdale	Watsessing
Under 5	11.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.3%	8.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	22.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.6%
75 and over	7.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookdale	Watsessing
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	34.4%
Black or African American	7.0%	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	11.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookdale	Watsessing
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	19.9%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	14.7%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookdale	Watsessing
Drove alone	53.4%	54.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.7%
Public transit	11.6%	16.5%
Walked	1.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.4%	19.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookdale	Watsessing
1-unit, detached	87.7%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookdale	Watsessing
Poverty rate	2.8%	7.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	1951	1956