North Caldwell vs Watsessing

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

North 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.

Watsessing has the higher population (7,944 vs 6,622 in North Caldwell). North Caldwell has the higher median household income ($203,140 vs $94,301 in Watsessing). North Caldwell has the higher median home value ($906,100 vs $418,500 in Watsessing).

Population, income & housing

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
Population	6,622	7,944
Median age	46.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$203,140	$94,301
Median home value	$906,100	$418,500
Median gross rent	$3,250	$1,997
Housing units	2,353	3,737
Homeownership rate	96.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.0%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
Population	6,615 → 6,622 (+0.1%)	7,094 → 7,944 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$187,734 → $203,140 (+8.2%)	$72,681 → $94,301 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$738,300 → $906,100 (+22.7%)	$324,700 → $418,500 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,559 → $1,997 (+28.1%)

North Caldwell

Population

6,6156,622

Median household income

$187,734$203,140

Median home value

$738,300$906,100

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)

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
Under 5	7.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	8.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	11.5%
25 to 34	5.9%	22.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.6%
75 and over	7.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	34.4%
Black or African American	2.3%	32.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.1%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
No high school diploma	4.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	9.2%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	9.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46.5%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
Drove alone	61.7%	54.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.7%
Public transit	4.6%	16.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.6%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
1-unit, detached	86.1%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	42.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Caldwell	Watsessing
Poverty rate	1.8%	7.5%
Average household size	2.98	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1965	1956