COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westfield vs Roselle Park
PLACE A
Westfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Roselle Park, New Jersey
Westfield is 93% smaller than Roselle Park. Roselle Park earns more, with a median household income $69,818 higher.
WESTFIELDROSELLE PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,07515,603−93% vs Roselle Park
Population density96412,737−11,773
Population growth4.5%5.0%−0.5 pts
Median age39.639.8−0.2
Male50.4%49.0%+1.4 pts
Female49.6%51.0%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.5%36.7%−34.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%40.3%+56.2 pts
Black1.4%9.6%−8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%32.2%−32.0 pts
Asian0.0%14.0%−14.0 pts
Other1.9%4.0%−2.0 pts
Median household income$39,861$109,679−$69,818
Per capita income$25,756$51,791−$26,035
Poverty rate26.1%6.6%+19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5430.392+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%38.5%−23.3 pts
Graduate degree6.4%16.0%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation44.2%77.9%−33.7 pts
Median home value$87,300$443,200−$355,900
Median gross rent$622$1,663−$1,041
Owner-occupied61.7%59.1%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%2.1%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.9%38.3%+5.6 pts
Average commute29.325.8+3.5
Worked from home2.0%10.7%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Uninsured5.3%9.2%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025