Pennington vs The College of New Jersey

A side-by-side comparison of Pennington and The College of New Jersey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

The College of New Jersey has the higher population (4,103 vs 2,798 in Pennington). Pennington has the higher median household income ($171,282 vs $8,493 in The College of New Jersey). Since 2019, Pennington's population has grown faster (+10.5% vs +6.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
Population	2,798	4,103
Median age	49.0 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$171,282	$8,493
Median home value	$608,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,819	$1,671
Housing units	1,268	530
Homeownership rate	79.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	75.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	15.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
Population	2,531 → 2,798 (+10.5%)	3,864 → 4,103 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$132,500 → $171,282 (+29.3%)	—
Median home value	$564,000 → $608,200 (+7.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,539 → $1,819 (+18.2%)	$1,773 → $1,671 (-5.8%)

Pennington

Population

2,5312,798

Median household income

$132,500$171,282

Median home value

$564,000$608,200

Median gross rent

$1,539$1,819

The College of New Jersey

Population

3,8644,103

Median gross rent

$1,773$1,671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	0.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	97.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	1.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	0.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	57.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	45.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39.5%	30.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
Drove alone	64.4%	42.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.8%
Public transit	2.8%	2.0%
Walked	4.0%	38.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	23.2%	10.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
1-unit, detached	67.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	8.5%	94.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pennington	The College of New Jersey
Poverty rate	4.5%	92.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	15
Median year structure built	1956	2012