Heathcote vs Laurence Harbor

A side-by-side comparison of Heathcote and Laurence Harbor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heathcote has the higher population (6,689 vs 6,130 in Laurence Harbor). Heathcote has the higher median household income ($127,391 vs $89,500 in Laurence Harbor). Heathcote has the higher median home value ($563,500 vs $327,900 in Laurence Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
Population	6,689	6,130
Median age	44.0 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$127,391	$89,500
Median home value	$563,500	$327,900
Median gross rent	$1,468	$1,480
Housing units	2,692	2,852
Homeownership rate	77.6%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.5%	33.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
Population	6,507 → 6,689 (+2.8%)	6,534 → 6,130 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$106,007 → $127,391 (+20.2%)	$86,065 → $89,500 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$430,800 → $563,500 (+30.8%)	$267,900 → $327,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,087 → $1,468 (-29.7%)	$1,386 → $1,480 (+6.8%)

Heathcote

Population

6,5076,689

Median household income

$106,007$127,391

Median home value

$430,800$563,500

Median gross rent

$2,087$1,468

Laurence Harbor

Population

6,5346,130

Median household income

$86,065$89,500

Median home value

$267,900$327,900

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
Under 5	4.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	10.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	18.7%
35 to 44	17.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	20.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.4%
75 and over	13.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	56.4%
Black or African American	6.2%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	53.6%	11.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
No high school diploma	6.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	7.2%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
Drove alone	51.6%	75.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.3%
Public transit	5.4%	3.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.3%	13.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
1-unit, detached	42.1%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	29.9%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.7%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Heathcote	Laurence Harbor
Poverty rate	4.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1989	1965