Laurence Harbor vs Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Laurence Harbor 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.

Laurence Harbor has the higher population (6,130 vs 5,747 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Rutgers University-Busch Campus has the higher median household income ($118,750 vs $89,500 in Laurence Harbor). Since 2019, Laurence Harbor's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,130	5,747
Median age	46.1 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$89,500	$118,750
Median home value	$327,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,480	$2,031
Housing units	2,852	103
Homeownership rate	86.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	88.4%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,534 → 6,130 (-6.2%)	7,718 → 5,747 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$86,065 → $89,500 (+4.0%)	$93,250 → $118,750 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$267,900 → $327,900 (+22.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,386 → $1,480 (+6.8%)	$1,400 → $2,031 (+45.1%)

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

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)

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Under 5	6.2%	0.4%
5 to 17	10.7%	2.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	88.4%
25 to 34	18.7%	4.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	0.8%
55 to 64	20.9%	0.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	0.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	65.8%
Black or African American	7.7%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.3%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
No high school diploma	6.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	27.4%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	46.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Drove alone	75.3%	21.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	2.3%
Public transit	3.4%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	56.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	13.9%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
1-unit, detached	75.8%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	88.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurence Harbor	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Poverty rate	9.0%	17.8%
Average household size	2.32	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1965	1967