West Park

Population: 1,521
Median household income: $73,397
Median home value: $224,000

West Park is a community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, home to 1,521 residents. At $73,397, its median household income sits above Cumberland County's $64,499.

Between 2020 and 2023, West Park's population declined 2.9% from 1,566 to 1,521, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $152,900 to $224,000.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,521
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,397
Median home value: $224,000
Median gross rent: $1,282
Housing units: 712
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5661,521

Median household income

$64,868$73,397

Median home value

$152,900$224,000

Median gross rent

$803$1,282

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,566	$64,868	$152,900	$803
2021	1,530	$65,865	$164,700	$869
2022	1,560	$67,917	$199,700	$966
2023	1,521	$73,397	$224,000	$1,282

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 646.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	5.1%
5 to 17	278	18.3%
18 to 24	142	9.3%
25 to 34	157	10.3%
35 to 44	155	10.2%
45 to 54	204	13.4%
55 to 64	96	6.3%
65 to 74	164	10.8%
75 and over	248	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	868	57.1%
Black or African American	114	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	1.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	3.0%
Two or more races	100	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	377	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	9.6%
High school graduate	452	44.1%
Some college or associate's	236	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	143	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	95	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	678	87.4%
Carpooled	57	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	216	29.0%
15 to 29 min	329	44.2%
30 to 44 min	112	15.1%
45 to 59 min	20	2.7%
60+ min	67	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 17.9% (272 of 1,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	48.9%
Nonfamily households	345	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	675	94.8%
Vacant	37	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	455	67.4%
Renter-occupied	220	32.6%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units11.9%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	491	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	99	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	85	11.9%
Mobile home & other	37	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3479810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.4403, -75.2637