Allenhurst vs Allenwood

A side-by-side comparison of Allenhurst and Allenwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allenwood has the higher population (721 vs 387 in Allenhurst). Allenwood has the higher median household income ($217,500 vs $96,500 in Allenhurst). Allenhurst has the higher median home value ($1,125,000 vs $727,600 in Allenwood).

Population, income & housing

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
Population	387	721
Median age	50.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,500	$217,500
Median home value	$1,125,000	$727,600
Median gross rent	$1,433	—
Housing units	337	310
Homeownership rate	52.4%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.3%	55.7%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
Population	475 → 387 (-18.5%)	883 → 721 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$106,406 → $96,500 (-9.3%)	$114,861 → $217,500 (+89.4%)
Median home value	$1,265,600 → $1,125,000 (-11.1%)	$566,600 → $727,600 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,433 (+26.1%)	—

Allenhurst

Population

475387

Median household income

$106,406$96,500

Median home value

$1,265,600$1,125,000

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,433

Allenwood

Population

883721

Median household income

$114,861$217,500

Median home value

$566,600$727,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
Under 5	6.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	6.7%	10.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	27.6%
55 to 64	23.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.5%
75 and over	10.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
No high school diploma	1.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	14.8%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	38.9%	35.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
Drove alone	76.5%	90.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.0%
Public transit	4.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
1-unit, detached	78.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allenhurst	Allenwood
Poverty rate	5.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1938	1964