Carteret vs Colonia

A side-by-side comparison of Carteret and Colonia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carteret has the higher population (25,187 vs 18,294 in Colonia). Colonia has the higher median household income ($134,301 vs $87,553 in Carteret). Colonia has the higher median home value ($473,200 vs $370,200 in Carteret).

Population, income & housing

	Carteret	Colonia
Population	25,187	18,294
Median age	39.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,553	$134,301
Median home value	$370,200	$473,200
Median gross rent	$2,012	$1,964
Housing units	8,702	6,243
Homeownership rate	55.2%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carteret	Colonia
Population	23,589 → 25,187 (+6.8%)	17,801 → 18,294 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$73,347 → $87,553 (+19.4%)	$112,590 → $134,301 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$272,200 → $370,200 (+36.0%)	$363,900 → $473,200 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,492 → $2,012 (+34.9%)	$1,637 → $1,964 (+20.0%)

Carteret

Population

23,58925,187

Median household income

$73,347$87,553

Median home value

$272,200$370,200

Median gross rent

$1,492$2,012

Colonia

Population

17,80118,294

Median household income

$112,590$134,301

Median home value

$363,900$473,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carteret	Colonia
Under 5	6.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.9%
75 and over	6.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carteret	Colonia
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	59.9%
Black or African American	16.6%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	24.5%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carteret	Colonia
No high school diploma	15.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	33.6%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carteret	Colonia
Drove alone	68.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	5.9%
Public transit	7.8%	2.6%
Walked	2.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	13.8%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carteret	Colonia
1-unit, detached	50.9%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	8.9%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Carteret	Colonia
Poverty rate	10.0%	5.9%
Average household size	3.03	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1960	1959