Alpha vs Panther Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Alpha and Panther Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Panther Valley has the higher population (4,622 vs 2,249 in Alpha). Panther Valley has the higher median household income ($128,484 vs $83,125 in Alpha). Panther Valley has the higher median home value ($359,800 vs $250,400 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Panther Valley
Population	2,249	4,622
Median age	43.8 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$128,484
Median home value	$250,400	$359,800
Median gross rent	$1,234	$2,000
Housing units	1,022	2,165
Homeownership rate	72.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Panther Valley
Population	2,082 → 2,249 (+8.0%)	3,815 → 4,622 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$72,463 → $83,125 (+14.7%)	$84,648 → $128,484 (+51.8%)
Median home value	$193,700 → $250,400 (+29.3%)	$239,200 → $359,800 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,234 (+19.7%)	$1,669 → $2,000 (+19.8%)

Alpha

Population

2,0822,249

Median household income

$72,463$83,125

Median home value

$193,700$250,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,234

Panther Valley

Population

3,8154,622

Median household income

$84,648$128,484

Median home value

$239,200$359,800

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Panther Valley
Under 5	5.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	18.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	20.4%
75 and over	10.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Panther Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	82.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Panther Valley
No high school diploma	9.2%	1.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Panther Valley
Drove alone	77.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.1%	1.9%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Panther Valley
1-unit, detached	64.6%	30.1%
1-unit, attached	12.7%	53.1%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Panther Valley
Poverty rate	7.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1958	1984