Roselle vs Summit

A side-by-side comparison of Roselle and Summit: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Summit has the higher population (22,512 vs 22,455 in Roselle). Summit has the higher median household income ($199,107 vs $82,967 in Roselle). Summit has the higher median home value ($969,900 vs $336,500 in Roselle).

Population, income & housing

	Roselle	Summit
Population	22,455	22,512
Median age	39.8 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,967	$199,107
Median home value	$336,500	$969,900
Median gross rent	$1,499	$2,308
Housing units	8,430	8,603
Homeownership rate	51.8%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	72.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roselle	Summit
Population	21,637 → 22,455 (+3.8%)	21,913 → 22,512 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$64,718 → $82,967 (+28.2%)	$157,835 → $199,107 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$225,100 → $336,500 (+49.5%)	$890,100 → $969,900 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,499 (+26.7%)	$1,880 → $2,308 (+22.8%)

Roselle

Population

21,63722,455

Median household income

$64,718$82,967

Median home value

$225,100$336,500

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,499

Summit

Population

21,91322,512

Median household income

$157,835$199,107

Median home value

$890,100$969,900

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,308

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roselle	Summit
Under 5	3.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	14.2%	16.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.6%
75 and over	7.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roselle	Summit
White (non-Hispanic)	14.0%	66.7%
Black or African American	44.6%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	36.1%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roselle	Summit
No high school diploma	14.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	33.4%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roselle	Summit
Drove alone	67.1%	47.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.8%
Public transit	12.2%	18.5%
Walked	1.5%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.3%	20.0%
Other means	4.0%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roselle	Summit
1-unit, detached	50.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	11.4%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Roselle	Summit
Poverty rate	10.4%	3.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1955	1953