Matawan vs West Long Branch

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

Matawan 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.

Matawan has the higher population (9,636 vs 8,576 in West Long Branch). West Long Branch has the higher median household income ($123,661 vs $122,026 in Matawan). West Long Branch has the higher median home value ($631,300 vs $447,000 in Matawan).

Population, income & housing

	Matawan	West Long Branch
Population	9,636	8,576
Median age	35.8 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$122,026	$123,661
Median home value	$447,000	$631,300
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,936
Housing units	3,853	3,030
Homeownership rate	57.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matawan	West Long Branch
Population	8,747 → 9,636 (+10.2%)	7,908 → 8,576 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$100,127 → $122,026 (+21.9%)	$109,073 → $123,661 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$350,400 → $447,000 (+27.6%)	$448,800 → $631,300 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,506 → $1,714 (+13.8%)	$1,807 → $1,936 (+7.1%)

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

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)

	Matawan	West Long Branch
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	21.2%
25 to 34	20.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.5%
75 and over	4.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matawan	West Long Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	80.0%
Black or African American	13.0%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	9.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matawan	West Long Branch
No high school diploma	4.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	30.5%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matawan	West Long Branch
Drove alone	70.1%	66.6%
Carpooled	4.3%	3.7%
Public transit	6.2%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	20.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matawan	West Long Branch
1-unit, detached	50.9%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	14.8%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Matawan	West Long Branch
Poverty rate	10.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1972	1964