Blackwells Mills vs Raritan

A side-by-side comparison of Blackwells Mills and Raritan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blackwells Mills has the higher population (10,220 vs 8,192 in Raritan). Blackwells Mills has the higher median household income ($248,149 vs $103,699 in Raritan). Blackwells Mills has the higher median home value ($736,000 vs $449,200 in Raritan).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
Population	10,220	8,192
Median age	40.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$248,149	$103,699
Median home value	$736,000	$449,200
Median gross rent	$3,148	$1,927
Housing units	2,955	3,257
Homeownership rate	96.4%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.7%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
Population	684 → 10,220 (+1394.2%)	7,865 → 8,192 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$196,406 → $248,149 (+26.3%)	$79,362 → $103,699 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$626,200 → $736,000 (+17.5%)	$343,600 → $449,200 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,699 → $3,148 (+16.6%)	$1,672 → $1,927 (+15.3%)

Blackwells Mills

Population

68410,220

Median household income

$196,406$248,149

Median home value

$626,200$736,000

Median gross rent

$2,699$3,148

Raritan

Population

7,8658,192

Median household income

$79,362$103,699

Median home value

$343,600$449,200

Median gross rent

$1,672$1,927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
Under 5	6.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	7.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.0%
75 and over	4.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	49.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	28.8%	19.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	2.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
No high school diploma	3.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	7.5%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	10.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42.3%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
Drove alone	68.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	5.2%
Public transit	2.9%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	14.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
1-unit, detached	98.1%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Blackwells Mills	Raritan
Poverty rate	1.5%	7.0%
Average household size	3.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1990	1965