Keyport vs West Long Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Keyport and West Long Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Long Branch has the higher population (8,576 vs 7,159 in Keyport). West Long Branch has the higher median household income ($123,661 vs $79,036 in Keyport). West Long Branch has the higher median home value ($631,300 vs $374,800 in Keyport).

Population, income & housing

	Keyport	West Long Branch
Population	7,159	8,576
Median age	43.2 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,036	$123,661
Median home value	$374,800	$631,300
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,936
Housing units	3,552	3,030
Homeownership rate	55.4%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keyport	West Long Branch
Population	7,034 → 7,159 (+1.8%)	7,908 → 8,576 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$60,949 → $79,036 (+29.7%)	$109,073 → $123,661 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$264,200 → $374,800 (+41.9%)	$448,800 → $631,300 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,160 → $1,379 (+18.9%)	$1,807 → $1,936 (+7.1%)

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

West Long Branch

Population

7,9088,576

Median household income

$109,073$123,661

Median home value

$448,800$631,300

Median gross rent

$1,807$1,936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keyport	West Long Branch
Under 5	7.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	10.3%	21.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	8.5%
75 and over	6.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keyport	West Long Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	80.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keyport	West Long Branch
No high school diploma	6.4%	7.9%
High school graduate	29.3%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keyport	West Long Branch
Drove alone	72.0%	66.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	3.7%
Public transit	5.1%	3.2%
Walked	2.6%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	20.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keyport	West Long Branch
1-unit, detached	46.8%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	26.6%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Keyport	West Long Branch
Poverty rate	9.3%	2.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1961	1964