Milltown vs Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Milltown 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.

Milltown has the higher population (6,994 vs 5,747 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Milltown has the higher median household income ($119,958 vs $118,750 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Since 2019, Milltown's population has grown faster (-0.1% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,994	5,747
Median age	40.3 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$119,958	$118,750
Median home value	$423,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,500	$2,031
Housing units	2,632	103
Homeownership rate	76.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	88.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	6,998 → 6,994 (-0.1%)	7,718 → 5,747 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$101,563 → $119,958 (+18.1%)	$93,250 → $118,750 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$343,000 → $423,000 (+23.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,673 → $1,500 (-10.3%)	$1,400 → $2,031 (+45.1%)

Milltown

Population

6,9986,994

Median household income

$101,563$119,958

Median home value

$343,000$423,000

Median gross rent

$1,673$1,500

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)

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Under 5	6.8%	0.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	2.2%
18 to 24	3.7%	88.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	4.6%
35 to 44	17.4%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	0.8%
55 to 64	17.9%	0.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	0.0%
75 and over	3.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	65.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
No high school diploma	3.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	19.4%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	46.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Drove alone	80.1%	21.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.3%
Public transit	4.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.2%	56.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.8%	11.5%
Other means	1.3%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
1-unit, detached	83.9%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	88.3%
20 or more units	2.2%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milltown	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Poverty rate	1.1%	17.8%
Average household size	2.73	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1962	1967