Gillette vs Long Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Gillette and Long Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gillette has the higher population (2,739 vs 2,107 in Long Valley). Gillette has the higher median household income ($160,272 vs $106,528 in Long Valley). Gillette has the higher median home value ($634,400 vs $452,400 in Long Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Gillette	Long Valley
Population	2,739	2,107
Median age	42.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$160,272	$106,528
Median home value	$634,400	$452,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,717
Housing units	1,083	883
Homeownership rate	94.0%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillette	Long Valley
Population	2,635 → 2,739 (+3.9%)	2,201 → 2,107 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$150,712 → $160,272 (+6.3%)	$104,722 → $106,528 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$571,800 → $634,400 (+10.9%)	$394,200 → $452,400 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$3,309 → $3,501 (+5.8%)	$1,979 → $1,717 (-13.2%)

Gillette

Population

2,6352,739

Median household income

$150,712$160,272

Median home value

$571,800$634,400

Median gross rent

$3,309$3,501

Long Valley

Population

2,2012,107

Median household income

$104,722$106,528

Median home value

$394,200$452,400

Median gross rent

$1,979$1,717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillette	Long Valley
Under 5	4.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	2.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	22.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	5.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.4%	18.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.0%
75 and over	9.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillette	Long Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillette	Long Valley
No high school diploma	7.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	9.5%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	45.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	31.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillette	Long Valley
Drove alone	62.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	2.2%
Public transit	1.2%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.7%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillette	Long Valley
1-unit, detached	90.9%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Gillette	Long Valley
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	46
Median year structure built	1964	1969