COMPARING TWO PLACES
Matawan vs Keansburg
PLACE A
Matawan, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Keansburg, New Jersey
Matawan and Keansburg are close in size. Matawan earns more, with a median household income $41,926 higher. Matawan has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
MATAWANKEANSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population9,7689,818−1% vs Keansburg
Population density4,3119,159−4,848
Population growth8.6%-3.5%+12.0 pts
Median age34.740.0−5.3
Male51.6%48.5%+3.1 pts
Female48.4%51.5%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born8.7%11.2%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.4%59.1%+3.3 pts
Black11.7%9.6%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.8%25.8%−10.0 pts
Asian1.3%1.8%−0.6 pts
Other8.9%3.6%+5.3 pts
Median household income$123,354$81,428+$41,926
Per capita income$53,594$36,304+$17,290
Poverty rate10.5%10.7%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.369+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%24.3%+19.0 pts
Graduate degree13.2%7.9%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.5%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation73.0%63.8%+9.2 pts
Median home value$467,800$311,800+$156,000
Median gross rent$1,824$1,679+$145
Owner-occupied51.9%49.0%+2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%8.7%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%49.1%−19.9 pts
Average commute32.525.9+6.6
Worked from home21.1%7.5%+13.6 pts
Public transit to work5.9%6.6%−0.7 pts
Uninsured3.0%7.8%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025