Rossmoor vs Rutgers University-Livingston Campus

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

Rossmoor 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.

Rossmoor has the higher population (3,136 vs 3,041 in Rutgers University-Livingston Campus). Since 2019, Rutgers University-Livingston Campus's population has grown faster (+56.7% vs +18.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Population	3,136	3,041
Median age	73.8 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,367	—
Median home value	$184,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,568	—
Housing units	2,473	0
Homeownership rate	90.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	91.7%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Population	2,643 → 3,136 (+18.7%)	1,941 → 3,041 (+56.7%)
Median household income	$45,711 → $54,367 (+18.9%)	—
Median home value	$119,200 → $184,800 (+55.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,427 → $1,568 (+9.9%)	—

Rossmoor

Population

2,6433,136

Median household income

$45,711$54,367

Median home value

$119,200$184,800

Median gross rent

$1,427$1,568

Rutgers University-Livingston Campus

Population

1,9413,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Under 5	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	97.6%
25 to 34	1.0%	1.7%
35 to 44	1.5%	0.3%
45 to 54	0.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	33.9%	0.0%
75 and over	47.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	76.1%
Black or African American	3.2%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	70.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Drove alone	83.0%	22.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	1.8%	1.4%
Walked	3.8%	56.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
1-unit, detached	14.8%	—
1-unit, attached	58.0%	—
2 to 4 units	25.2%	—
5 to 19 units	2.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Rossmoor	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus
Poverty rate	8.7%	—
Average household size	1.36	—
Mean commute (minutes)	30	12
Median year structure built	1973	—