Kean University vs Union

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

Kean University 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 1,359 in Kean University). Since 2019, Union's population has grown faster (+26.7% vs +14.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Kean University	Union
Population	1,359	3,284
Median age	19.7 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$127,411
Median home value	—	$451,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,695
Housing units	0	1,182
Homeownership rate	—	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	87.5%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kean University	Union
Population	1,187 → 1,359 (+14.5%)	2,591 → 3,284 (+26.7%)
Median household income	—	$92,232 → $127,411 (+38.1%)
Median home value	—	$363,400 → $451,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,426 → $1,695 (+18.9%)

Kean University

Population

1,1871,359

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)

	Kean University	Union
Under 5	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.0%
18 to 24	98.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	1.3%	25.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.9%
45 to 54	0.4%	20.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	3.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kean University	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	11.6%
Black or African American	40.3%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.3%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kean University	Union
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	79.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kean University	Union
Drove alone	39.8%	74.8%
Carpooled	15.3%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	7.0%
Walked	26.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.6%
Other means	7.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kean University	Union
1-unit, detached	—	45.4%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	40.4%
5 to 19 units	—	10.4%
20 or more units	—	3.8%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kean University	Union
Poverty rate	—	9.6%
Average household size	—	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	—	1946