Garwood vs Kean University

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

Garwood 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.

Garwood has the higher population (4,688 vs 1,359 in Kean University). Since 2019, Kean University's population has grown faster (+14.5% vs +8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Garwood	Kean University
Population	4,688	1,359
Median age	42.7 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,948	—
Median home value	$509,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,603	—
Housing units	2,093	0
Homeownership rate	54.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	87.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garwood	Kean University
Population	4,338 → 4,688 (+8.1%)	1,187 → 1,359 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$88,892 → $100,948 (+13.6%)	—
Median home value	$380,800 → $509,800 (+33.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,551 → $1,603 (+3.4%)	—

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

Kean University

Population

1,1871,359

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garwood	Kean University
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	98.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	1.3%
35 to 44	16.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	0.0%
75 and over	11.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garwood	Kean University
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	28.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garwood	Kean University
No high school diploma	4.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	79.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garwood	Kean University
Drove alone	68.7%	39.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	15.3%
Public transit	7.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	26.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	10.4%
Other means	0.4%	7.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garwood	Kean University
1-unit, detached	44.8%	—
1-unit, attached	3.7%	—
2 to 4 units	37.5%	—
5 to 19 units	4.1%	—
20 or more units	10.0%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Garwood	Kean University
Poverty rate	9.2%	—
Average household size	2.28	—
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1953	—