Cranford vs Union

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

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

Union has the higher population (3,284 vs 1,783 in Cranford). Union has the higher median household income ($127,411 vs $82,222 in Cranford). Cranford has the higher median home value ($550,000 vs $451,500 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Cranford	Union
Population	1,783	3,284
Median age	43.6 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,222	$127,411
Median home value	$550,000	$451,500
Median gross rent	$2,312	$1,695
Housing units	994	1,182
Homeownership rate	34.9%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cranford	Union
Population	2,008 → 1,783 (-11.2%)	2,591 → 3,284 (+26.7%)
Median household income	$84,667 → $82,222 (-2.9%)	$92,232 → $127,411 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$377,000 → $550,000 (+45.9%)	$363,400 → $451,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $2,312 (+25.2%)	$1,426 → $1,695 (+18.9%)

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

Union

Population

2,5913,284

Median household income

$92,232$127,411

Median home value

$363,400$451,500

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cranford	Union
Under 5	3.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	6.4%	8.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	16.0%	25.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	7.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	20.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	3.7%
75 and over	16.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cranford	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	11.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	6.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cranford	Union
No high school diploma	4.8%	23.3%
High school graduate	21.1%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	42.0%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cranford	Union
Drove alone	54.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	9.9%
Public transit	13.1%	7.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	3.6%
Other means	1.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cranford	Union
1-unit, detached	21.4%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34.5%	40.4%
5 to 19 units	19.2%	10.4%
20 or more units	22.3%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cranford	Union
Poverty rate	3.1%	9.6%
Average household size	1.76	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	40	31
Median year structure built	1949	1946