COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whittingham vs Spotswood
PLACE A
Whittingham, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Spotswood, New Jersey
Whittingham is 70% smaller than Spotswood. Spotswood earns more, with a median household income $27,510 higher.
WHITTINGHAMSPOTSWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population2,4808,236−70% vs Spotswood
Population density3,6153,561+54
Population growth-5.2%-1.1%−4.0 pts
Median age76.046.0+30.0
Male41.4%46.1%−4.7 pts
Female58.6%53.9%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born13.2%12.5%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%74.3%+16.1 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%14.9%−12.7 pts
Asian5.2%6.6%−1.4 pts
Other2.2%2.6%−0.5 pts
Median household income$77,550$105,060−$27,510
Per capita income$57,634$51,411+$6,223
Poverty rate6.4%4.2%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4000.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%36.9%+5.9 pts
Graduate degree20.0%12.0%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%8.9%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation15.7%63.6%−47.8 pts
Median home value$419,000$369,900+$49,100
Median gross rent$2,031$1,079+$952
Owner-occupied98.0%86.2%+11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%1.1%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households21.9%55.2%−33.4 pts
Average commute35.432.3+3.1
Worked from home41.2%17.3%+23.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured0.4%5.8%−5.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024