Caldwell vs Roseland

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

Caldwell and Roseland 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 6,211 in Roseland). Roseland has the higher median household income ($160,644 vs $101,196 in Caldwell). Roseland has the higher median home value ($640,600 vs $563,000 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Roseland
Population	8,898	6,211
Median age	38.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$160,644
Median home value	$563,000	$640,600
Median gross rent	$1,937	$3,293
Housing units	3,874	2,470
Homeownership rate	45.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Roseland
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	5,834 → 6,211 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$129,006 → $160,644 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$485,100 → $640,600 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	$2,579 → $3,293 (+27.7%)

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

Roseland

Population

5,8346,211

Median household income

$129,006$160,644

Median home value

$485,100$640,600

Median gross rent

$2,579$3,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Roseland
Under 5	6.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.7%
75 and over	8.5%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Roseland
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	71.9%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	12.6%	12.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Roseland
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.4%
High school graduate	18.9%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	33.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Roseland
Drove alone	65.5%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.5%
Public transit	4.8%	7.6%
Walked	4.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	18.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Roseland
1-unit, detached	31.6%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	25.4%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Roseland
Poverty rate	5.9%	2.3%
Average household size	2.18	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1958	1977