Hopelawn vs Sewaren

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

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

Sewaren has the higher population (3,196 vs 2,986 in Hopelawn). Sewaren has the higher median household income ($106,926 vs $83,977 in Hopelawn). Sewaren has the higher median home value ($414,900 vs $349,500 in Hopelawn).

Population, income & housing

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
Population	2,986	3,196
Median age	53.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,977	$106,926
Median home value	$349,500	$414,900
Median gross rent	$1,245	$1,382
Housing units	1,348	1,302
Homeownership rate	58.5%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
Population	2,457 → 2,986 (+21.5%)	2,627 → 3,196 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$68,663 → $83,977 (+22.3%)	$76,813 → $106,926 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$279,800 → $349,500 (+24.9%)	$285,900 → $414,900 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,164 → $1,245 (+7.0%)	$1,353 → $1,382 (+2.1%)

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

Sewaren

Population

2,6273,196

Median household income

$76,813$106,926

Median home value

$285,900$414,900

Median gross rent

$1,353$1,382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
Under 5	2.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	6.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	17.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	18.8%
55 to 64	17.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.4%
75 and over	19.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	47.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.3%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	44.4%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	47.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
Drove alone	70.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	5.3%
Public transit	2.4%	11.5%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
1-unit, detached	59.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	22.5%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopelawn	Sewaren
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1961	1958