Layton vs Vernon Valley

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

Layton 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 896 in Layton). Vernon Valley has the higher median household income ($123,707 vs $106,799 in Layton). Layton has the higher median home value ($333,900 vs $321,600 in Vernon Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Layton	Vernon Valley
Population	896	983
Median age	38.5 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$106,799	$123,707
Median home value	$333,900	$321,600
Housing units	329	426
Homeownership rate	97.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Layton	Vernon Valley
Population	928 → 896 (-3.4%)	1,448 → 983 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$88,750 → $106,799 (+20.3%)	$110,577 → $123,707 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $333,900 (+22.1%)	$237,000 → $321,600 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,542 (-1.6%)	—

Layton

Population

928896

Median household income

$88,750$106,799

Median home value

$273,400$333,900

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,542

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)

	Layton	Vernon Valley
Under 5	8.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	1.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	4.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	18.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	27.1%
75 and over	6.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Layton	Vernon Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Layton	Vernon Valley
No high school diploma	9.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	27.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Layton	Vernon Valley
Drove alone	77.5%	65.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Layton	Vernon Valley
1-unit, detached	97.0%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Layton	Vernon Valley
Poverty rate	0.7%	2.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1975	1976