Old Bridge vs South Plainfield

A side-by-side comparison of Old Bridge and South Plainfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Old Bridge has the higher population (28,015 vs 24,231 in South Plainfield). South Plainfield has the higher median household income ($126,063 vs $106,934 in Old Bridge). Old Bridge has the higher median home value ($457,800 vs $443,900 in South Plainfield).

Population, income & housing

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
Population	28,015	24,231
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$106,934	$126,063
Median home value	$457,800	$443,900
Median gross rent	$1,426	$1,928
Housing units	10,751	8,443
Homeownership rate	73.8%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	42.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
Population	23,545 → 28,015 (+19.0%)	23,956 → 24,231 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$105,562 → $106,934 (+1.3%)	$101,565 → $126,063 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$365,600 → $457,800 (+25.2%)	$340,200 → $443,900 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,092 → $1,426 (+30.6%)	$1,702 → $1,928 (+13.3%)

Old Bridge

Population

23,54528,015

Median household income

$105,562$106,934

Median home value

$365,600$457,800

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,426

South Plainfield

Population

23,95624,231

Median household income

$101,565$126,063

Median home value

$340,200$443,900

Median gross rent

$1,702$1,928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
Under 5	4.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.0%
75 and over	7.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	50.6%
Black or African American	4.6%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.4%	16.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	31.8%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
Drove alone	69.9%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.0%
Public transit	7.1%	2.1%
Walked	0.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	12.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
1-unit, detached	71.2%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	8.5%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Old Bridge	South Plainfield
Poverty rate	6.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1967	1962