Dunellen vs Madison Park

A side-by-side comparison of Dunellen and Madison Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madison Park has the higher population (8,798 vs 7,711 in Dunellen). Dunellen has the higher median household income ($84,789 vs $76,396 in Madison Park). Madison Park has the higher median home value ($386,200 vs $380,200 in Dunellen).

Population, income & housing

	Dunellen	Madison Park
Population	7,711	8,798
Median age	41.7 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,789	$76,396
Median home value	$380,200	$386,200
Median gross rent	$1,461	$1,558
Housing units	2,725	2,988
Homeownership rate	63.3%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunellen	Madison Park
Population	7,252 → 7,711 (+6.3%)	7,834 → 8,798 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$76,010 → $84,789 (+11.5%)	$65,971 → $76,396 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$282,700 → $380,200 (+34.5%)	$289,100 → $386,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $1,461 (+20.7%)	$1,285 → $1,558 (+21.2%)

Dunellen

Population

7,2527,711

Median household income

$76,010$84,789

Median home value

$282,700$380,200

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,461

Madison Park

Population

7,8348,798

Median household income

$65,971$76,396

Median home value

$289,100$386,200

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,558

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunellen	Madison Park
Under 5	6.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.6%
75 and over	5.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunellen	Madison Park
White (non-Hispanic)	33.7%	30.2%
Black or African American	5.9%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.5%	20.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunellen	Madison Park
No high school diploma	16.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	31.0%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunellen	Madison Park
Drove alone	69.3%	67.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	3.7%
Public transit	6.4%	10.6%
Walked	0.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.9%
Other means	6.8%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunellen	Madison Park
1-unit, detached	64.5%	27.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	23.4%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	45.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunellen	Madison Park
Poverty rate	23.1%	15.3%
Average household size	3.11	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1952	1962