Fords vs Metuchen

A side-by-side comparison of Fords and Metuchen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Metuchen has the higher population (14,982 vs 13,052 in Fords). Metuchen has the higher median household income ($157,779 vs $116,250 in Fords). Metuchen has the higher median home value ($565,400 vs $414,100 in Fords).

Population, income & housing

	Fords	Metuchen
Population	13,052	14,982
Median age	39.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$116,250	$157,779
Median home value	$414,100	$565,400
Median gross rent	$1,976	$2,019
Housing units	4,770	5,621
Homeownership rate	71.9%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.8%	66.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords	Metuchen
Population	15,250 → 13,052 (-14.4%)	14,048 → 14,982 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$94,948 → $116,250 (+22.4%)	$128,619 → $157,779 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$314,200 → $414,100 (+31.8%)	$437,400 → $565,400 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,547 → $1,976 (+27.7%)	$1,541 → $2,019 (+31.0%)

Fords

Population

15,25013,052

Median household income

$94,948$116,250

Median home value

$314,200$414,100

Median gross rent

$1,547$1,976

Metuchen

Population

14,04814,982

Median household income

$128,619$157,779

Median home value

$437,400$565,400

Median gross rent

$1,541$2,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fords	Metuchen
Under 5	7.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.9%
75 and over	5.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords	Metuchen
White (non-Hispanic)	44.7%	61.8%
Black or African American	10.5%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	18.5%	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords	Metuchen
No high school diploma	8.8%	3.3%
High school graduate	24.4%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	31.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords	Metuchen
Drove alone	73.9%	51.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.2%
Public transit	3.3%	17.6%
Walked	0.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	23.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords	Metuchen
1-unit, detached	70.9%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	12.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	7.1%
20 or more units	15.5%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fords	Metuchen
Poverty rate	5.1%	4.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	30	38
Median year structure built	1957	1962