Harrison vs Kearny

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison and Kearny: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrison and Kearny are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kearny has the higher population (40,570 vs 19,599 in Harrison). Kearny has the higher median household income ($83,212 vs $82,290 in Harrison). Harrison has the higher median home value ($450,800 vs $431,700 in Kearny).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison	Kearny
Population	19,599	40,570
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,290	$83,212
Median home value	$450,800	$431,700
Median gross rent	$2,073	$1,649
Housing units	9,625	15,340
Homeownership rate	18.9%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison	Kearny
Population	17,213 → 19,599 (+13.9%)	41,412 → 40,570 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$69,604 → $82,290 (+18.2%)	$70,702 → $83,212 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$333,700 → $450,800 (+35.1%)	$333,100 → $431,700 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,504 → $2,073 (+37.8%)	$1,304 → $1,649 (+26.5%)

Harrison

Population

17,21319,599

Median household income

$69,604$82,290

Median home value

$333,700$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,504$2,073

Kearny

Population

41,41240,570

Median household income

$70,702$83,212

Median home value

$333,100$431,700

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison	Kearny
Under 5	4.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	30.7%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.9%
75 and over	4.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison	Kearny
White (non-Hispanic)	24.7%	33.5%
Black or African American	4.9%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	22.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	2.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	43.5%	50.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison	Kearny
No high school diploma	11.3%	15.8%
High school graduate	23.1%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison	Kearny
Drove alone	30.5%	64.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.4%
Public transit	29.6%	13.3%
Walked	8.7%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.6%	5.3%
Other means	4.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison	Kearny
1-unit, detached	5.3%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	37.1%	42.3%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	12.2%
20 or more units	39.2%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Harrison	Kearny
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	37	33
Median year structure built	1984	1952