Hewitt vs William Paterson University of New Jersey

A side-by-side comparison of Hewitt and William Paterson University of New Jersey: population, income, housing, and more.

Hewitt and William Paterson University of New Jersey are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hewitt has the higher population (2,797 vs 1,240 in William Paterson University of New Jersey). Since 2019, Hewitt's population has grown faster (+7.1% vs -8.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Population	2,797	1,240
Median age	53.3 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$182,516	—
Median home value	$436,700	—
Median gross rent	$2,236	—
Housing units	1,160	0
Homeownership rate	95.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	73.9%
Unemployment rate	29.5%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Population	2,612 → 2,797 (+7.1%)	1,359 → 1,240 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$156,053 → $182,516 (+17.0%)	—
Median home value	$325,500 → $436,700 (+34.2%)	—

Hewitt

Population

2,6122,797

Median household income

$156,053$182,516

Median home value

$325,500$436,700

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Population

1,3591,240

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Under 5	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	0.4%
18 to 24	0.4%	97.7%
25 to 34	3.6%	1.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	21.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	0.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	35.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	34.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	47.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Drove alone	59.5%	24.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	18.6%
Public transit	0.2%	4.4%
Walked	0.7%	49.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.5%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
1-unit, detached	96.7%	—
1-unit, attached	1.9%	—
2 to 4 units	1.4%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Hewitt	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Poverty rate	1.5%	—
Average household size	2.58	—
Mean commute (minutes)	47	25
Median year structure built	1961	—