Rumson vs Strathmore

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

Rumson and Strathmore 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 6,593 in Strathmore). Rumson has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $155,048 in Strathmore). Rumson has the higher median home value ($1,609,400 vs $503,600 in Strathmore).

Population, income & housing

	Rumson	Strathmore
Population	7,265	6,593
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$155,048
Median home value	$1,609,400	$503,600
Median gross rent	$2,351	$1,497
Housing units	2,459	2,522
Homeownership rate	93.2%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%	65.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rumson	Strathmore
Population	6,792 → 7,265 (+7.0%)	7,816 → 6,593 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$188,906 → $250,001 (+32.3%)	$131,056 → $155,048 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$1,171,900 → $1,609,400 (+37.3%)	$381,300 → $503,600 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,206 → $2,351 (+6.6%)	$1,494 → $1,497 (+0.2%)

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

Strathmore

Population

7,8166,593

Median household income

$131,056$155,048

Median home value

$381,300$503,600

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,497

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rumson	Strathmore
Under 5	4.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	4.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.0%
75 and over	6.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rumson	Strathmore
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rumson	Strathmore
No high school diploma	1.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	7.3%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	46.5%	40.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	24.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rumson	Strathmore
Drove alone	46.6%	68.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	3.8%
Public transit	15.8%	9.8%
Walked	5.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	14.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rumson	Strathmore
1-unit, detached	96.7%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rumson	Strathmore
Poverty rate	3.2%	2.8%
Average household size	3.08	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	44	38
Median year structure built	1966	1966