Port Reading vs Rutgers University-Busch Campus

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

Port Reading 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.

Rutgers University-Busch Campus has the higher population (5,747 vs 3,775 in Port Reading). Port Reading has the higher median household income ($142,986 vs $118,750 in Rutgers University-Busch Campus). Since 2019, Port Reading's population has grown faster (-2.3% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	3,775	5,747
Median age	40.0 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$142,986	$118,750
Median home value	$414,900	—
Median gross rent	—	$2,031
Housing units	1,225	103
Homeownership rate	93.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	88.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Population	3,864 → 3,775 (-2.3%)	7,718 → 5,747 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$89,022 → $142,986 (+60.6%)	$93,250 → $118,750 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$293,200 → $414,900 (+41.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,365 → $1,307 (-4.2%)	$1,400 → $2,031 (+45.1%)

Port Reading

Population

3,8643,775

Median household income

$89,022$142,986

Median home value

$293,200$414,900

Median gross rent

$1,365$1,307

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)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Under 5	5.1%	0.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	2.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	88.4%
25 to 34	15.2%	4.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	3.4%
45 to 54	16.0%	0.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	0.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	0.0%
75 and over	5.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	65.8%
Black or African American	11.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.0%	17.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	44.7%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
No high school diploma	7.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	34.6%	1.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	46.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Drove alone	75.2%	21.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.3%
Public transit	7.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.8%	56.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.9%	11.5%
Other means	1.7%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
1-unit, detached	93.1%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	88.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Poverty rate	1.8%	17.8%
Average household size	3.21	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1962	1967