Port Reading vs Rutgers University-Livingston Campus

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

Port Reading and Rutgers University-Livingston Campus are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Reading has the higher population (3,775 vs 3,041 in Rutgers University-Livingston Campus). Since 2019, Rutgers University-Livingston Campus's population has grown faster (+56.7% vs -2.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Population	3,775	3,041
Median age	40.0 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$142,986	—
Median home value	$414,900	—
Housing units	1,225	0
Homeownership rate	93.2%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	91.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Population	3,864 → 3,775 (-2.3%)	1,941 → 3,041 (+56.7%)
Median household income	$89,022 → $142,986 (+60.6%)	—
Median home value	$293,200 → $414,900 (+41.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,365 → $1,307 (-4.2%)	—

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-Livingston Campus

Population

1,9413,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	0.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	97.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	1.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	0.3%
45 to 54	16.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	0.0%
75 and over	5.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	76.1%
Black or African American	11.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.0%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	44.7%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
No high school diploma	7.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	70.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Drove alone	75.2%	22.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	2.2%
Public transit	7.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.8%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	12.2%
Other means	1.7%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Port Reading	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Poverty rate	1.8%	—
Average household size	3.21	—
Mean commute (minutes)	32	12
Median year structure built	1962	—