Kenilworth

Population: 8,339
Median household income: $126,295
Median home value: $521,100

Located in Union County, New Jersey, Kenilworth is a community with a population of 8,339. Its median household income of $126,295 runs above the Union County figure of $100,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Kenilworth's population grew 2.2% from 8,161 to 8,339, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $345,500 to $521,100.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,339
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $126,295
Median home value: $521,100
Median gross rent: $2,119
Housing units: 3,058
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1618,339

Median household income

$93,208$126,295

Median home value

$345,500$521,100

Median gross rent

$1,521$2,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,161	$93,208	$345,500	$1,521
2020	8,182	$95,590	$356,800	$1,644
2021	8,377	$107,316	$384,700	$1,758
2022	8,345	$97,600	$462,100	$1,884
2023	8,339	$126,295	$521,100	$2,119

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	4.1%
5 to 17	1,758	21.1%
18 to 24	649	7.8%
25 to 34	984	11.8%
35 to 44	1,052	12.6%
45 to 54	1,036	12.4%
55 to 64	1,359	16.3%
65 to 74	705	8.5%
75 and over	455	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,080	60.9%
Black or African American	516	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	381	4.6%
Two or more races	19	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,288	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	529	9.5%
High school graduate	1,589	28.4%
Some college or associate's	1,559	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,318	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	596	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,635	83.1%
Carpooled	302	6.9%
Public transit	36	0.8%
Walked	57	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	216	4.9%
Other means	129	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,274	30.6%
15 to 29 min	1,386	33.3%
30 to 44 min	701	16.9%
45 to 59 min	453	10.9%
60+ min	345	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 6.0% (496 of 8,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,242	77.8%
Nonfamily households	638	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,880	94.2%
Vacant	178	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,097	72.8%
Renter-occupied	783	27.2%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units22.3%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,174	71.1%
1-unit, attached	117	3.8%
2 to 4 units	683	22.3%
5 to 19 units	22	0.7%
20 or more units	62	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3436690
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6781, -74.2881