Keyport vs Rumson

A side-by-side comparison of Keyport and Rumson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rumson has the higher population (7,265 vs 7,159 in Keyport). Rumson has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $79,036 in Keyport). Rumson has the higher median home value ($1,609,400 vs $374,800 in Keyport).

Population, income & housing

	Keyport	Rumson
Population	7,159	7,265
Median age	43.2 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,036	$250,001
Median home value	$374,800	$1,609,400
Median gross rent	$1,379	$2,351
Housing units	3,552	2,459
Homeownership rate	55.4%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	77.7%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keyport	Rumson
Population	7,034 → 7,159 (+1.8%)	6,792 → 7,265 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$60,949 → $79,036 (+29.7%)	$188,906 → $250,001 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$264,200 → $374,800 (+41.9%)	$1,171,900 → $1,609,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,379 (+18.9%)	$2,206 → $2,351 (+6.6%)

Keyport

Population

7,0347,159

Median household income

$60,949$79,036

Median home value

$264,200$374,800

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,379

Rumson

Population

6,7927,265

Median household income

$188,906$250,001

Median home value

$1,171,900$1,609,400

Median gross rent

$2,206$2,351

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keyport	Rumson
Under 5	7.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.2%	21.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	4.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.8%
75 and over	6.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keyport	Rumson
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	93.2%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keyport	Rumson
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.3%
High school graduate	29.3%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	46.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keyport	Rumson
Drove alone	72.0%	46.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	2.1%
Public transit	5.1%	15.8%
Walked	2.6%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.6%
Worked from home	10.2%	28.2%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keyport	Rumson
1-unit, detached	46.8%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	26.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Keyport	Rumson
Poverty rate	9.3%	3.2%
Average household size	2.17	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	44
Median year structure built	1961	1966