Cranford

Population: 1,783
Median household income: $82,222
Median home value: $550,000

Cranford, a community in Union County, New Jersey, has 1,783 residents. The median household income of $82,222 is below the Union County median ($100,117).

Between 2020 and 2023, Cranford's population declined 11.2% from 2,008 to 1,783, while its median home value rose 45.9% from $377,000 to $550,000.

61.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 34.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,783
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,222
Median home value: $550,000
Median gross rent: $2,312
Housing units: 994
Homeownership rate: 34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0081,783

Median household income

$84,667$82,222

Median home value

$377,000$550,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$2,312

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,008	$84,667	$377,000	$1,847
2021	1,844	$89,833	$381,500	$2,006
2022	1,728	$89,688	$489,300	$2,272
2023	1,783	$82,222	$550,000	$2,312

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	3.6%
5 to 17	115	6.4%
18 to 24	174	9.8%
25 to 34	285	16.0%
35 to 44	262	14.7%
45 to 54	157	8.8%
55 to 64	233	13.1%
65 to 74	206	11.6%
75 and over	287	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,448	81.2%
Black or African American	63	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	61	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	3.5%
Two or more races	40	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's12.9%

Bachelor's degree42.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	4.8%
High school graduate	302	21.1%
Some college or associate's	185	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	600	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	275	19.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone54.3%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit13.1%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home25.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	568	54.3%
Carpooled	20	1.9%
Public transit	137	13.1%
Walked	31	3.0%
Bicycle	2	0.2%
Worked from home	268	25.6%
Other means	20	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110	14.1%
15 to 29 min	121	15.6%
30 to 44 min	186	23.9%
45 to 59 min	134	17.2%
60+ min	227	29.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 3.1% (53 of 1,691)

	Count	Share
Family households	339	35.0%
Nonfamily households	629	65.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	968	97.4%
Vacant	26	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	338	34.9%
Renter-occupied	630	65.1%

1-unit, detached21.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units34.5%

5 to 19 units19.2%

20 or more units22.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	213	21.4%
1-unit, attached	25	2.5%
2 to 4 units	343	34.5%
5 to 19 units	191	19.2%
20 or more units	222	22.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3415638
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6544, -74.3086