Pennington vs Washington Crossing

A side-by-side comparison of Pennington and Washington Crossing: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pennington has the higher population (2,798 vs 487 in Washington Crossing). Pennington has the higher median household income ($171,282 vs $155,060 in Washington Crossing). Pennington has the higher median home value ($608,200 vs $381,300 in Washington Crossing).

Population, income & housing

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
Population	2,798	487
Median age	49.0 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$171,282	$155,060
Median home value	$608,200	$381,300
Median gross rent	$1,819	—
Housing units	1,268	168
Homeownership rate	79.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.6%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
Population	2,531 → 2,798 (+10.5%)	548 → 487 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$132,500 → $171,282 (+29.3%)	$109,402 → $155,060 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$564,000 → $608,200 (+7.8%)	$246,300 → $381,300 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,539 → $1,819 (+18.2%)	—

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

Washington Crossing

Population

548487

Median household income

$109,402$155,060

Median home value

$246,300$381,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	24.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	12.1%
25 to 34	8.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	19.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	18.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
White (non-Hispanic)	83.0%	97.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
No high school diploma	1.7%	20.4%
High school graduate	12.8%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
Drove alone	64.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.4%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.2%	14.8%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
1-unit, detached	67.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pennington	Washington Crossing
Poverty rate	4.5%	3.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1956	1952