Connecticut Farms vs Garwood

A side-by-side comparison of Connecticut Farms and Garwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garwood has the higher population (4,688 vs 457 in Connecticut Farms). Garwood has the higher median home value ($509,800 vs $418,800 in Connecticut Farms). Since 2019, Garwood's population has grown faster (+8.1% vs -19.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
Population	457	4,688
Median age	59.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$100,948
Median home value	$418,800	$509,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,603
Housing units	147	2,093
Homeownership rate	85.7%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
Population	566 → 457 (-19.3%)	4,338 → 4,688 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$133,977 → $153,958 (+14.9%)	$88,892 → $100,948 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$338,800 → $418,800 (+23.6%)	$380,800 → $509,800 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,551 → $1,603 (+3.4%)

Connecticut Farms

Population

566457

Median household income

$133,977$153,958

Median home value

$338,800$418,800

Garwood

Population

4,3384,688

Median household income

$88,892$100,948

Median home value

$380,800$509,800

Median gross rent

$1,551$1,603

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	3.5%	12.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	30.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	11.5%
75 and over	23.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	69.5%
Black or African American	12.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	26.3%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	36.5%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	6.4%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	47.2%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
Drove alone	91.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	1.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	7.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	14.5%
Other means	4.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
1-unit, detached	66.0%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	37.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	29.9%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Connecticut Farms	Garwood
Poverty rate	3.5%	9.2%
Average household size	3.11	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	37	30
Median year structure built	1943	1953