Whittingham

Population: 2,516
Median household income: $75,764
Median home value: $386,600

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Whittingham is a community with a population of 2,516. Its median household income of $75,764 runs below the Middlesex County figure of $109,028.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whittingham's population declined 4.4% from 2,631 to 2,516, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $299,000 to $386,600.

Owners occupy 97.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 75.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,516
Median age: 75.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,764
Median home value: $386,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,719
Homeownership rate: 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6312,516

Median household income

$61,500$75,764

Median home value

$299,000$386,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,631	$61,500	$299,000	—
2020	2,507	$63,604	$286,700	$2,031
2021	2,437	$66,724	$294,300	—
2022	2,423	$71,996	$368,000	—
2023	2,516	$75,764	$386,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 540.8%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7430.3%

75 and over57.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	21	0.8%
55 to 64	275	10.9%
65 to 74	762	30.3%
75 and over	1,458	57.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,294	91.2%
Black or African American	16	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	134	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	1.4%
High school graduate	708	28.1%
Some college or associate's	665	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	594	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	513	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone54.4%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit7.8%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	202	54.4%
Carpooled	9	2.4%
Public transit	29	7.8%
Walked	12	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	119	32.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	17.9%
15 to 29 min	114	45.2%
30 to 44 min	36	14.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	57	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.59
Poverty rate: 6.4% (161 of 2,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	890	56.1%
Nonfamily households	697	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,587	92.3%
Vacant	132	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,552	97.8%
Renter-occupied	35	2.2%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached46.4%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	812	47.2%
1-unit, attached	798	46.4%
2 to 4 units	55	3.2%
5 to 19 units	54	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3481042
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3267, -74.4455