Cumberland County vs Warren County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Warren County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland County and Warren County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cumberland County has the higher population (152,915 vs 110,238 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($99,596 vs $64,499 in Cumberland County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($323,100 vs $205,600 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Warren County
Population	152,915	110,238
Median age	37.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,499	$99,596
Median home value	$205,600	$323,100
Median gross rent	$1,254	$1,368
Housing units	57,203	46,675
Homeownership rate	65.6%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Warren County
Population	151,906 → 152,915 (+0.7%)	105,862 → 110,238 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$54,149 → $64,499 (+19.1%)	$81,307 → $99,596 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $205,600 (+26.5%)	$264,200 → $323,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,069 → $1,254 (+17.3%)	$1,132 → $1,368 (+20.8%)

Cumberland County

Population

151,906152,915

Median household income

$54,149$64,499

Median home value

$162,500$205,600

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,254

Warren County

Population

105,862110,238

Median household income

$81,307$99,596

Median home value

$264,200$323,100

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Warren County
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.3%
75 and over	6.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	76.4%
Black or African American	17.1%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Warren County
No high school diploma	18.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Warren County
Drove alone	78.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.8%	6.6%
Public transit	1.1%	1.3%
Walked	1.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.9%	11.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	67.0%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Warren County
Poverty rate	16.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.68	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1968	1972