COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfield vs Absecon
PLACE A
Northfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Absecon, New Jersey
Northfield is 59% smaller than Absecon. Absecon earns more, with a median household income $12,887 higher. Northfield has grown faster since 2000 (79% vs 9%).
NORTHFIELDABSECONDIFFERENCE
Total population3,7669,209−59% vs Absecon
Population density1,5481,665−117
Population growth78.8%8.6%+70.2 pts
Median age30.138.2−8.1
Male56.0%49.8%+6.2 pts
Female44.0%50.2%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born2.2%12.7%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%68.7%+18.2 pts
Black0.9%10.3%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%12.8%−10.2 pts
Asian1.1%6.2%−5.1 pts
Other8.5%1.9%+6.6 pts
Median household income$60,789$73,676−$12,887
Per capita income$29,202$35,825−$6,623
Poverty rate17.4%7.9%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.374+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%31.7%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree15.2%9.7%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%5.6%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation58.0%60.4%−2.4 pts
Median home value$241,400$286,300−$44,900
Median gross rent$997$1,807−$810
Owner-occupied56.6%79.3%−22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%4.5%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households58.8%60.4%−1.6 pts
Average commute25.619.8+5.8
Worked from home10.8%12.1%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.9%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.5%5.4%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024