COMPARING TWO PLACES
Commack vs Elwood
PLACE A
Commack, New York
VS
PLACE B
Elwood, New Jersey
Commack is 4887% larger than Elwood. Commack earns more, with a median household income $83,838 higher. Commack has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
COMMACKELWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population36,558733+4887% vs Elwood
Population density2,985230+2,755
Population growth1.1%-15.4%+16.6 pts
Median age42.359.6−17.3
Male49.6%35.1%+14.5 pts
Female50.4%64.9%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born10.5%6.8%+3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%49.2%+29.4 pts
Black1.9%13.0%−11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%37.8%−28.3 pts
Asian6.9%0.0%+6.9 pts
Other3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Median household income$169,792$85,954+$83,838
Per capita income$66,299$50,759+$15,540
Poverty rate4.2%10.3%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.356+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher60.0%16.5%+43.5 pts
Graduate degree28.8%5.3%+23.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%1.9%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation66.5%56.4%+10.1 pts
Median home value$678,200$208,900+$469,300
Median gross rent$2,665$1,347+$1,318
Owner-occupied93.7%100.0%−6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%0.0%+45.4 pts
Average commute33.122.9+10.2
Worked from home19.1%0.0%+19.1 pts
Public transit to work4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
Uninsured2.1%3.2%−1.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024