Caldwell vs Watsessing

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

Caldwell and Watsessing 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 7,944 in Watsessing). Caldwell has the higher median household income ($101,196 vs $94,301 in Watsessing). Caldwell has the higher median home value ($563,000 vs $418,500 in Watsessing).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Watsessing
Population	8,898	7,944
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,196	$94,301
Median home value	$563,000	$418,500
Median gross rent	$1,937	$1,997
Housing units	3,874	3,737
Homeownership rate	45.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Watsessing
Population	7,969 → 8,898 (+11.7%)	7,094 → 7,944 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$96,806 → $101,196 (+4.5%)	$72,681 → $94,301 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$466,700 → $563,000 (+20.6%)	$324,700 → $418,500 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,512 → $1,937 (+28.1%)	$1,559 → $1,997 (+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

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)

	Caldwell	Watsessing
Under 5	6.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	8.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	22.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.6%
75 and over	8.5%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Watsessing
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	34.4%
Black or African American	4.7%	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	12.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Watsessing
No high school diploma	3.2%	7.4%
High school graduate	18.9%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Watsessing
Drove alone	65.5%	54.1%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.7%
Public transit	4.8%	16.5%
Walked	4.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	19.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Watsessing
1-unit, detached	31.6%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	25.4%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Watsessing
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1958	1956