Macopin vs William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

Macopin 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.

Macopin has the higher population (2,305 vs 1,240 in William Paterson University of New Jersey). Since 2019, Macopin's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -8.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Population	2,305	1,240
Median age	37.9 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$127,824	—
Median home value	$370,300	—
Median gross rent	$2,107	—
Housing units	813	0
Homeownership rate	90.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.4%	73.9%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Population	2,158 → 2,305 (+6.8%)	1,359 → 1,240 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$104,865 → $127,824 (+21.9%)	—
Median home value	$350,700 → $370,300 (+5.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $2,107 (+55.0%)	—

Macopin

Population

2,1582,305

Median household income

$104,865$127,824

Median home value

$350,700$370,300

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,107

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Population

1,3591,240

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Under 5	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	0.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	97.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	1.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	0.0%
75 and over	3.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	35.4%
Black or African American	5.6%	34.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	47.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Drove alone	60.1%	24.4%
Carpooled	18.0%	18.6%
Public transit	0.7%	4.4%
Walked	0.4%	49.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
1-unit, detached	99.1%	—
1-unit, attached	0.9%	—
2 to 4 units	0.0%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Macopin	William Paterson University of New Jersey
Poverty rate	5.0%	—
Average household size	2.93	—
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1964	—