Menlo Park Terrace vs Sewaren

A side-by-side comparison of Menlo Park Terrace and Sewaren: population, income, housing, and more.

Menlo Park Terrace 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 2,952 in Menlo Park Terrace). Menlo Park Terrace has the higher median household income ($111,111 vs $106,926 in Sewaren). Sewaren has the higher median home value ($414,900 vs $379,100 in Menlo Park Terrace).

Population, income & housing

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
Population	2,952	3,196
Median age	40.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$111,111	$106,926
Median home value	$379,100	$414,900
Median gross rent	$1,879	$1,382
Housing units	931	1,302
Homeownership rate	89.9%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
Population	2,503 → 2,952 (+17.9%)	2,627 → 3,196 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$103,036 → $111,111 (+7.8%)	$76,813 → $106,926 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$334,200 → $379,100 (+13.4%)	$285,900 → $414,900 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,450 → $1,879 (-23.3%)	$1,353 → $1,382 (+2.1%)

Menlo Park Terrace

Population

2,5032,952

Median household income

$103,036$111,111

Median home value

$334,200$379,100

Median gross rent

$2,450$1,879

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)

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
Under 5	8.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	11.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	18.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	47.8%
Black or African American	8.3%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	28.9%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.9%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
No high school diploma	11.2%	10.9%
High school graduate	30.2%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
Drove alone	61.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	5.3%
Public transit	11.3%	11.5%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
1-unit, detached	86.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.5%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Menlo Park Terrace	Sewaren
Poverty rate	6.0%	2.6%
Average household size	3.28	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1954	1958