COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alpha vs Budd Lake
PLACE A
Alpha, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Budd Lake, New Jersey
Alpha is 78% smaller than Budd Lake. Budd Lake earns more, with a median household income $23,821 higher. Budd Lake has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
ALPHABUDD LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,36210,650−78% vs Budd Lake
Population density1,4051,956−551
Population growth-1.7%9.1%−10.8 pts
Median age43.236.9+6.3
Male48.9%50.7%−1.8 pts
Female51.1%49.3%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born4.6%22.1%−17.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%58.0%+23.5 pts
Black1.4%9.2%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%21.2%−12.0 pts
Asian1.4%7.4%−6.1 pts
Other6.6%4.1%+2.4 pts
Median household income$90,333$114,154−$23,821
Per capita income$43,038$51,420−$8,382
Poverty rate5.8%4.6%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.382Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%45.3%−23.6 pts
Graduate degree6.8%18.3%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%6.4%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation65.1%76.9%−11.8 pts
Median home value$261,500$456,100−$194,600
Median gross rent$1,362$1,402−$40
Owner-occupied75.8%74.8%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%0.7%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households65.2%39.8%+25.4 pts
Average commute26.330.4−4.1
Worked from home11.1%19.1%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Uninsured1.4%4.3%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024