Belford vs Leonardo

A side-by-side comparison of Belford and Leonardo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leonardo has the higher population (2,342 vs 2,039 in Belford). Leonardo has the higher median household income ($122,216 vs $121,406 in Belford). Belford has the higher median home value ($491,100 vs $432,200 in Leonardo).

Population, income & housing

	Belford	Leonardo
Population	2,039	2,342
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$121,406	$122,216
Median home value	$491,100	$432,200
Median gross rent	$2,111	$1,439
Housing units	712	1,012
Homeownership rate	84.5%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belford	Leonardo
Population	2,129 → 2,039 (-4.2%)	2,568 → 2,342 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$156,250 → $121,406 (-22.3%)	$106,453 → $122,216 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$376,200 → $491,100 (+30.5%)	$315,200 → $432,200 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,920 → $2,111 (+9.9%)	$1,000 → $1,439 (+43.9%)

Belford

Population

2,1292,039

Median household income

$156,250$121,406

Median home value

$376,200$491,100

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,111

Leonardo

Population

2,5682,342

Median household income

$106,453$122,216

Median home value

$315,200$432,200

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,439

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belford	Leonardo
Under 5	10.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	18.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.3%	11.7%
75 and over	2.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belford	Leonardo
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belford	Leonardo
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.9%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belford	Leonardo
Drove alone	68.6%	75.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	9.2%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belford	Leonardo
1-unit, detached	70.1%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	6.2%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belford	Leonardo
Poverty rate	6.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.99	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	40	36
Median year structure built	1978	1953