Jamesburg vs Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Jamesburg 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.

Jamesburg has the higher population (5,763 vs 5,747 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Rutgers University-Busch Campus has the higher median household income ($118,750 vs $117,719 in Jamesburg). Since 2019, Jamesburg's population has grown faster (-2.7% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	5,763	5,747
Median age	36.7 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$117,719	$118,750
Median home value	$344,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,841	$2,031
Housing units	2,140	103
Homeownership rate	74.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	88.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	5,921 → 5,763 (-2.7%)	7,718 → 5,747 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$85,560 → $117,719 (+37.6%)	$93,250 → $118,750 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$267,000 → $344,900 (+29.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,128 → $1,841 (+63.2%)	$1,400 → $2,031 (+45.1%)

Jamesburg

Population

5,9215,763

Median household income

$85,560$117,719

Median home value

$267,000$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,841

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)

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Under 5	5.6%	0.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	2.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	88.4%
25 to 34	16.4%	4.6%
35 to 44	17.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	0.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	65.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	35.6%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
No high school diploma	16.3%	1.2%
High school graduate	28.6%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	46.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Drove alone	63.1%	21.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	2.3%
Public transit	3.2%	3.9%
Walked	2.1%	56.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	20.2%	11.5%
Other means	5.5%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
1-unit, detached	42.7%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	26.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	88.3%
20 or more units	6.4%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jamesburg	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Poverty rate	4.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.84	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1969	1967