Rossmoor vs Sewaren

A side-by-side comparison of Rossmoor and Sewaren: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sewaren has the higher population (3,196 vs 3,136 in Rossmoor). Sewaren has the higher median household income ($106,926 vs $54,367 in Rossmoor). Sewaren has the higher median home value ($414,900 vs $184,800 in Rossmoor).

Population, income & housing

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
Population	3,136	3,196
Median age	73.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,367	$106,926
Median home value	$184,800	$414,900
Median gross rent	$1,568	$1,382
Housing units	2,473	1,302
Homeownership rate	90.4%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
Population	2,643 → 3,136 (+18.7%)	2,627 → 3,196 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$45,711 → $54,367 (+18.9%)	$76,813 → $106,926 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $184,800 (+55.0%)	$285,900 → $414,900 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,427 → $1,568 (+9.9%)	$1,353 → $1,382 (+2.1%)

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

Sewaren

Population

2,6273,196

Median household income

$76,813$106,926

Median home value

$285,900$414,900

Median gross rent

$1,353$1,382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
Under 5	0.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	1.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	1.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	0.6%	18.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	33.9%	11.4%
75 and over	47.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	47.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
No high school diploma	3.6%	10.9%
High school graduate	37.4%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
Drove alone	83.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	1.8%	11.5%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	16.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
1-unit, detached	14.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	58.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rossmoor	Sewaren
Poverty rate	8.7%	2.6%
Average household size	1.36	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1973	1958