Branchville vs Vernon Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Branchville and Vernon Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vernon Valley has the higher population (983 vs 724 in Branchville). Branchville has the higher median household income ($124,167 vs $123,707 in Vernon Valley). Vernon Valley has the higher median home value ($321,600 vs $299,600 in Branchville).

Population, income & housing

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
Population	724	983
Median age	48.5 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$124,167	$123,707
Median home value	$299,600	$321,600
Median gross rent	$1,607	—
Housing units	385	426
Homeownership rate	60.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
Population	786 → 724 (-7.9%)	1,448 → 983 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$64,474 → $124,167 (+92.6%)	$110,577 → $123,707 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $299,600 (+13.9%)	$237,000 → $321,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,392 → $1,607 (+15.4%)	—

Branchville

Population

786724

Median household income

$64,474$124,167

Median home value

$263,000$299,600

Median gross rent

$1,392$1,607

Vernon Valley

Population

1,448983

Median household income

$110,577$123,707

Median home value

$237,000$321,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
Under 5	2.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	6.5%	1.6%
18 to 24	15.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.1%	4.3%
45 to 54	21.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	18.3%
65 to 74	15.9%	27.1%
75 and over	7.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	42.3%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
Drove alone	79.4%	65.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	16.9%
Other means	1.1%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
1-unit, detached	56.6%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	22.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branchville	Vernon Valley
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1943	1976