Kenilworth vs Union

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

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

Kenilworth has the higher population (8,339 vs 3,284 in Union). Union has the higher median household income ($127,411 vs $126,295 in Kenilworth). Kenilworth has the higher median home value ($521,100 vs $451,500 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Kenilworth	Union
Population	8,339	3,284
Median age	38.6 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$126,295	$127,411
Median home value	$521,100	$451,500
Median gross rent	$2,119	$1,695
Housing units	3,058	1,182
Homeownership rate	72.8%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	16.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenilworth	Union
Population	8,161 → 8,339 (+2.2%)	2,591 → 3,284 (+26.7%)
Median household income	$93,208 → $126,295 (+35.5%)	$92,232 → $127,411 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$345,500 → $521,100 (+50.8%)	$363,400 → $451,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,521 → $2,119 (+39.3%)	$1,426 → $1,695 (+18.9%)

Kenilworth

Population

8,1618,339

Median household income

$93,208$126,295

Median home value

$345,500$521,100

Median gross rent

$1,521$2,119

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)

	Kenilworth	Union
Under 5	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	8.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	25.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	20.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	3.7%
75 and over	5.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenilworth	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	11.6%
Black or African American	6.2%	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.6%	6.4%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenilworth	Union
No high school diploma	9.5%	23.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenilworth	Union
Drove alone	83.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.8%	7.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.6%
Other means	2.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenilworth	Union
1-unit, detached	71.1%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.3%	40.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	10.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kenilworth	Union
Poverty rate	6.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1955	1946