COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highlands vs West Long Branch
PLACE A
Highlands, Jacksonville, Florida
VS
PLACE B
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Highlands is 11% larger than West Long Branch. West Long Branch earns more, with a median household income $56,454 higher.
HIGHLANDSWEST LONG BRANCHDIFFERENCE
Total population9,5488,625+11% vs West Long Branch
Population density2,2003,020−820
Population growth–6.1%–
Median age36.429.9+6.5
Male44.5%44.7%−0.2 pts
Female55.5%55.3%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born7.3%9.1%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.9%76.9%−48.0 pts
Black56.5%5.2%+51.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%9.1%−0.8 pts
Asian1.8%1.3%+0.5 pts
Other4.5%7.5%−3.0 pts
Median household income$57,817$114,271−$56,454
Per capita income$27,179$50,928−$23,749
Poverty rate16.7%3.4%+13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%45.0%−28.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%16.2%−10.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.3%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation62.8%62.4%+0.5 pts
Median home value$170,249$684,300−$514,051
Median gross rent$1,439$1,970−$531
Owner-occupied45.0%70.0%−25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%9.3%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.5%65.8%−7.3 pts
Average commute20.123.2−3.1
Worked from home14.3%23.7%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work5.7%1.7%+4.0 pts
Uninsured14.4%4.0%+10.4 pts