Carneys Point vs Olivet

A side-by-side comparison of Carneys Point and Olivet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carneys Point has the higher population (7,945 vs 1,647 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median household income ($122,193 vs $75,436 in Carneys Point). Olivet has the higher median home value ($299,000 vs $180,600 in Carneys Point).

Population, income & housing

	Carneys Point	Olivet
Population	7,945	1,647
Median age	44.6 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,436	$122,193
Median home value	$180,600	$299,000
Median gross rent	$1,283	—
Housing units	3,657	514
Homeownership rate	61.9%	97.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carneys Point	Olivet
Population	7,076 → 7,945 (+12.3%)	1,394 → 1,647 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$55,750 → $75,436 (+35.3%)	$110,517 → $122,193 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $180,600 (+25.2%)	$241,600 → $299,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,283 (+33.4%)	—

Carneys Point

Population

7,0767,945

Median household income

$55,750$75,436

Median home value

$144,200$180,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,283

Olivet

Population

1,3941,647

Median household income

$110,517$122,193

Median home value

$241,600$299,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carneys Point	Olivet
Under 5	3.3%	10.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.6%
75 and over	10.3%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carneys Point	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	88.3%
Black or African American	17.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carneys Point	Olivet
No high school diploma	10.1%	2.7%
High school graduate	43.5%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carneys Point	Olivet
Drove alone	75.1%	92.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	1.0%
Other means	1.6%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carneys Point	Olivet
1-unit, detached	66.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carneys Point	Olivet
Poverty rate	10.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.30	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1963	1984