Rumson vs West Long Branch

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

Rumson 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 7,265 in Rumson). Rumson has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $123,661 in West Long Branch). Rumson has the higher median home value ($1,609,400 vs $631,300 in West Long Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Rumson	West Long Branch
Population	7,265	8,576
Median age	43.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$123,661
Median home value	$1,609,400	$631,300
Median gross rent	$2,351	$1,936
Housing units	2,459	3,030
Homeownership rate	93.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rumson	West Long Branch
Population	6,792 → 7,265 (+7.0%)	7,908 → 8,576 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$188,906 → $250,001 (+32.3%)	$109,073 → $123,661 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$1,171,900 → $1,609,400 (+37.3%)	$448,800 → $631,300 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,206 → $2,351 (+6.6%)	$1,807 → $1,936 (+7.1%)

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

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)

	Rumson	West Long Branch
Under 5	4.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	21.2%
25 to 34	4.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	8.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.5%
75 and over	6.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rumson	West Long Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rumson	West Long Branch
No high school diploma	1.3%	7.9%
High school graduate	7.3%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	46.5%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rumson	West Long Branch
Drove alone	46.6%	66.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	3.7%
Public transit	15.8%	3.2%
Walked	5.1%	5.4%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.2%	20.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rumson	West Long Branch
1-unit, detached	96.7%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rumson	West Long Branch
Poverty rate	3.2%	2.8%
Average household size	3.08	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	44	29
Median year structure built	1966	1964