Caldwell vs North Caldwell

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

Caldwell 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.

Caldwell has the higher population (8,898 vs 6,622 in North Caldwell). North Caldwell has the higher median household income ($203,140 vs $101,196 in Caldwell). North Caldwell has the higher median home value ($906,100 vs $563,000 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
Population	8,898	6,622
Median age	38.5 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$203,140
Median home value	$563,000	$906,100
Median gross rent	$1,937	$3,250
Housing units	3,874	2,353
Homeownership rate	45.4%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	77.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	6,615 → 6,622 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$187,734 → $203,140 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$738,300 → $906,100 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	—

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

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)

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
Under 5	6.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.6%
75 and over	8.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	78.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	12.6%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	18.9%	9.2%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	46.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
Drove alone	65.5%	61.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.1%
Public transit	4.8%	4.6%
Walked	4.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	29.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
1-unit, detached	31.6%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	25.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	North Caldwell
Poverty rate	5.9%	1.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1958	1965