Kean University vs Springfield

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

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

Kean University has the higher population (1,359 vs 1,338 in Springfield). Since 2019, Kean University's population has grown faster (+14.5% vs -10.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Kean University	Springfield
Population	1,359	1,338
Median age	19.7 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$177,045
Median home value	—	$580,900
Median gross rent	—	$2,224
Housing units	0	492
Homeownership rate	—	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	87.5%	66.3%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kean University	Springfield
Population	1,187 → 1,359 (+14.5%)	1,498 → 1,338 (-10.7%)
Median household income	—	$103,523 → $177,045 (+71.0%)
Median home value	—	$421,800 → $580,900 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,774 → $2,224 (+25.4%)

Kean University

Population

1,1871,359

Springfield

Population

1,4981,338

Median household income

$103,523$177,045

Median home value

$421,800$580,900

Median gross rent

$1,774$2,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kean University	Springfield
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	98.2%	1.6%
25 to 34	1.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	44.8%
45 to 54	0.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	2.6%
75 and over	0.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kean University	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	26.8%
Black or African American	40.3%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	44.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kean University	Springfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	6.0%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	60.8%
Graduate or professional degree	79.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kean University	Springfield
Drove alone	39.8%	88.3%
Carpooled	15.3%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	26.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	7.3%
Other means	7.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kean University	Springfield
1-unit, detached	—	73.4%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	13.8%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	12.8%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kean University	Springfield
Poverty rate	—	0.6%
Average household size	—	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	—	1954