Cranford vs Kean University

A side-by-side comparison of Cranford and Kean University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cranford has the higher population (1,783 vs 1,359 in Kean University). Since 2019, Kean University's population has grown faster (+14.5% vs -11.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cranford	Kean University
Population	1,783	1,359
Median age	43.6 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,222	—
Median home value	$550,000	—
Median gross rent	$2,312	—
Housing units	994	0
Homeownership rate	34.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	87.5%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cranford	Kean University
Population	2,008 → 1,783 (-11.2%)	1,187 → 1,359 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$84,667 → $82,222 (-2.9%)	—
Median home value	$377,000 → $550,000 (+45.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $2,312 (+25.2%)	—

Cranford

Population

2,0081,783

Median household income

$84,667$82,222

Median home value

$377,000$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$2,312

Kean University

Population

1,1871,359

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cranford	Kean University
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	98.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	1.3%
35 to 44	14.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	0.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	0.0%
75 and over	16.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cranford	Kean University
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	28.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cranford	Kean University
No high school diploma	4.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	42.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	79.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cranford	Kean University
Drove alone	54.3%	39.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	15.3%
Public transit	13.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	26.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	10.4%
Other means	1.9%	7.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cranford	Kean University
1-unit, detached	21.4%	—
1-unit, attached	2.5%	—
2 to 4 units	34.5%	—
5 to 19 units	19.2%	—
20 or more units	22.3%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Cranford	Kean University
Poverty rate	3.1%	—
Average household size	1.76	—
Mean commute (minutes)	40	19
Median year structure built	1949	—