Heathcote vs Rutgers University-Busch Campus

A side-by-side comparison of Heathcote and Rutgers University-Busch Campus: population, income, housing, and more.

Heathcote and Rutgers University-Busch Campus 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 5,747 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Heathcote has the higher median household income ($127,391 vs $118,750 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Since 2019, Heathcote's population has grown faster (+2.8% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,689	5,747
Median age	44.0 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,391	$118,750
Median home value	$563,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,468	$2,031
Housing units	2,692	103
Homeownership rate	77.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.5%	88.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,507 → 6,689 (+2.8%)	7,718 → 5,747 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$106,007 → $127,391 (+20.2%)	$93,250 → $118,750 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$430,800 → $563,500 (+30.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,087 → $1,468 (-29.7%)	$1,400 → $2,031 (+45.1%)

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

Rutgers University-Busch Campus

Population

7,7185,747

Median household income

$93,250$118,750

Median gross rent

$1,400$2,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Under 5	4.7%	0.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	2.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	88.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	4.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	0.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	0.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	0.0%
75 and over	13.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	65.8%
Black or African American	6.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	53.6%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
No high school diploma	6.2%	1.2%
High school graduate	7.2%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	41.9%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32.6%	46.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Drove alone	51.6%	21.6%
Carpooled	6.4%	2.3%
Public transit	5.4%	3.9%
Walked	0.6%	56.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	34.3%	11.5%
Other means	1.7%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
1-unit, detached	42.1%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	29.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	88.3%
20 or more units	6.7%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Heathcote	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Poverty rate	4.0%	17.8%
Average household size	2.46	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	34	20
Median year structure built	1989	1967