With 17,121 people, Avenel is a city in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 29% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. There are 5,033 people per square mile. Median rent is $1,906 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,670, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Avenel
What changed most since 1990
White share69.9% → 27.9%(−42.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$355,690 → $401,000(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share15.8% → 26.7%(+10.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(146)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 442 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Avenel, decade by decade
Avenel population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,504
$91,471
$355,690
11.3%
59.5
2000
17,552
$100,062
$252,481
25.3%
84.8
2010
17,011
$109,298
$466,960
26.0%
91.0
2020
16,920
$87,255
$335,856
24.4%
94.6
2024
17,121
$101,670
$401,000
31.8%
94.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
