Matawan vs Rumson

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

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

Matawan has the higher population (9,636 vs 7,265 in Rumson). Rumson has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $122,026 in Matawan). Rumson has the higher median home value ($1,609,400 vs $447,000 in Matawan).

Population, income & housing

	Matawan	Rumson
Population	9,636	7,265
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$122,026	$250,001
Median home value	$447,000	$1,609,400
Median gross rent	$1,714	$2,351
Housing units	3,853	2,459
Homeownership rate	57.2%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	77.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matawan	Rumson
Population	8,747 → 9,636 (+10.2%)	6,792 → 7,265 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$100,127 → $122,026 (+21.9%)	$188,906 → $250,001 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$350,400 → $447,000 (+27.6%)	$1,171,900 → $1,609,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,506 → $1,714 (+13.8%)	$2,206 → $2,351 (+6.6%)

Matawan

Population

8,7479,636

Median household income

$100,127$122,026

Median home value

$350,400$447,000

Median gross rent

$1,506$1,714

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)

	Matawan	Rumson
Under 5	6.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	20.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	16.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.8%
75 and over	4.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matawan	Rumson
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	13.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matawan	Rumson
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.3%
High school graduate	30.5%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	46.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matawan	Rumson
Drove alone	70.1%	46.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	2.1%
Public transit	6.2%	15.8%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.6%
Worked from home	17.2%	28.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matawan	Rumson
1-unit, detached	50.9%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	0.4%
20 or more units	14.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Matawan	Rumson
Poverty rate	10.1%	3.2%
Average household size	2.57	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	30	44
Median year structure built	1972	1966