Lower Berkshire Valley vs Port Morris

A side-by-side comparison of Lower Berkshire Valley and Port Morris: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Morris has the higher population (1,141 vs 532 in Lower Berkshire Valley). Lower Berkshire Valley has the higher median household income ($99,957 vs $65,070 in Port Morris). Lower Berkshire Valley has the higher median home value ($392,000 vs $391,400 in Port Morris).

Population, income & housing

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
Population	532	1,141
Median age	52.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,957	$65,070
Median home value	$392,000	$391,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,493
Housing units	238	493
Homeownership rate	91.2%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
Population	511 → 532 (+4.1%)	949 → 1,141 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$100,625 → $99,957 (-0.7%)	$56,717 → $65,070 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$365,000 → $392,000 (+7.4%)	$332,700 → $391,400 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,540 → $1,493 (-3.1%)

Lower Berkshire Valley

Population

511532

Median household income

$100,625$99,957

Median home value

$365,000$392,000

Port Morris

Population

9491,141

Median household income

$56,717$65,070

Median home value

$332,700$391,400

Median gross rent

$1,540$1,493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
Under 5	3.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	5.6%	20.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	4.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	24.8%	5.4%
55 to 64	22.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	18.4%
75 and over	6.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
White (non-Hispanic)	66.5%	66.7%
Black or African American	11.3%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
Drove alone	69.2%	61.5%
Carpooled	14.7%	24.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
1-unit, detached	97.5%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	22.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lower Berkshire Valley	Port Morris
Poverty rate	6.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	55	38
Median year structure built	1964	1957