Gillette vs Netcong

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

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

Netcong has the higher population (3,543 vs 2,739 in Gillette). Gillette has the higher median household income ($160,272 vs $92,596 in Netcong). Gillette has the higher median home value ($634,400 vs $344,300 in Netcong).

Population, income & housing

	Gillette	Netcong
Population	2,739	3,543
Median age	42.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$160,272	$92,596
Median home value	$634,400	$344,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,396
Housing units	1,083	1,973
Homeownership rate	94.0%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.3%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gillette	Netcong
Population	2,635 → 2,739 (+3.9%)	3,177 → 3,543 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$150,712 → $160,272 (+6.3%)	$69,375 → $92,596 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$571,800 → $634,400 (+10.9%)	$273,000 → $344,300 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$3,309 → $3,501 (+5.8%)	$1,166 → $1,396 (+19.7%)

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

Netcong

Population

3,1773,543

Median household income

$69,375$92,596

Median home value

$273,000$344,300

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,396

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gillette	Netcong
Under 5	4.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.7%	7.5%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	22.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	25.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	8.7%
75 and over	9.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gillette	Netcong
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	62.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	2.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gillette	Netcong
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	9.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	45.7%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gillette	Netcong
Drove alone	62.1%	71.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.6%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.7%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gillette	Netcong
1-unit, detached	90.9%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gillette	Netcong
Poverty rate	8.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.52	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1964	1956