COMPARING TWO PLACES
Port Reading vs Avenel
PLACE A
Port Reading, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Avenel, New Jersey
Port Reading is 79% smaller than Avenel. Port Reading earns more, with a median household income $32,809 higher. Port Reading has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
PORT READINGAVENELDIFFERENCE
Total population3,51117,121−79% vs Avenel
Population density1,7775,033−3,256
Population growth5.2%-0.5%+5.7 pts
Median age41.139.6+1.5
Male51.7%57.6%−5.9 pts
Female48.3%42.4%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born27.3%28.6%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.0%27.9%+10.0 pts
Black9.2%26.7%−17.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%25.3%+15.2 pts
Asian7.9%16.2%−8.3 pts
Other4.3%3.8%+0.5 pts
Median household income$134,479$101,670+$32,809
Per capita income$46,202$42,240+$3,962
Poverty rate4.4%7.9%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%31.8%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree6.9%12.5%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%5.3%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation71.8%57.4%+14.4 pts
Median home value$435,600$401,000+$34,600
Median gross rent$1,307$1,906−$599
Owner-occupied97.3%52.3%+44.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%2.2%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.7%40.9%−4.2 pts
Average commute32.031.6+0.4
Worked from home7.0%9.8%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work9.5%7.3%+2.2 pts
Uninsured4.1%4.0%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024