Hopelawn vs Rossmoor

A side-by-side comparison of Hopelawn and Rossmoor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rossmoor has the higher population (3,136 vs 2,986 in Hopelawn). Hopelawn has the higher median household income ($83,977 vs $54,367 in Rossmoor). Hopelawn has the higher median home value ($349,500 vs $184,800 in Rossmoor).

Population, income & housing

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
Population	2,986	3,136
Median age	53.0 yrs	73.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,977	$54,367
Median home value	$349,500	$184,800
Median gross rent	$1,245	$1,568
Housing units	1,348	2,473
Homeownership rate	58.5%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
Population	2,457 → 2,986 (+21.5%)	2,643 → 3,136 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$68,663 → $83,977 (+22.3%)	$45,711 → $54,367 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$279,800 → $349,500 (+24.9%)	$119,200 → $184,800 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $1,245 (+7.0%)	$1,427 → $1,568 (+9.9%)

Hopelawn

Population

2,4572,986

Median household income

$68,663$83,977

Median home value

$279,800$349,500

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,245

Rossmoor

Population

2,6433,136

Median household income

$45,711$54,367

Median home value

$119,200$184,800

Median gross rent

$1,427$1,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
Under 5	2.1%	0.8%
5 to 17	6.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	1.0%
35 to 44	17.8%	1.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	0.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	33.9%
75 and over	19.8%	47.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	86.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.3%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	44.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
No high school diploma	8.1%	3.6%
High school graduate	47.1%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
Drove alone	70.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	0.0%
Public transit	2.4%	1.8%
Walked	5.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
1-unit, detached	59.2%	14.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	58.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	22.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopelawn	Rossmoor
Poverty rate	4.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.21	1.36
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1961	1973