Housing data for Kean University, NJ

Name: Housing in Kean University, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Kean University, NJ has an estimated 1,362 residents and 0 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Union County.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 1,362 (±49)
Housing units: 0 (±14)

What stands out in Kean University

Average commute: 17.8 minutes (±3.9) in Kean University, lower than in Union County (30.2 minutes).

Commute and cars in Kean University

Housing in Kean University at a glance

Commute and cars: 17.8 minutes average trip to work

Kean University against Union County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kean University	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Residents	1,362 (±49)	579,290 (exact)	9,343,809 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	0 (±14)	212,385 (±197)	3,791,354 (±469)	143,775,355
Households that rent	—	42.6% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	—	$1,730 (±$23)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Median household income	—	$103,202 (±$2,659)	$103,556 (±$513)	$80,734
Median home value	—	$529,200 (±$8,258)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	—	$10,000 or more	$9,590 (±$25)	$3,119
Built before 1980	—	78.2% (±1.4 points)	62.8% (±0.3 points)	49.7%
Average commute	17.8 minutes (±3.9)	30.2 minutes (±0.4)	30.5 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	—	93.3% (±0.6 points)	92.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	19.7 years (±0.3)	39.1 years (±0.2)	40.1 years (±0.1)	38.9 years

Kean University covers 0.3 square miles of land, about 4,664 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Union County

Kean University has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Union County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Union County recorded 151 violent and 1,394 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Housing across Union County

Places near Kean University

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Hillside Township	1.3 mi	$1,794	$397,400	32.7%
Roselle Park Borough	2.0 mi	$1,663	$443,200	40.9%
Elizabeth	2.2 mi	$1,523	$449,300	74.4%
Roselle Borough	2.3 mi	$1,567	$379,900	45.3%
Union	2.3 mi	$1,807	$510,800	30.3%
Kenilworth Borough	2.9 mi	$2,023	$522,200	25.5%
Irvington Township	3.2 mi	$1,386	$335,600	70.4%
Linden	3.5 mi	$1,731	$419,700	40.5%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Kean University, fiscal year 2027

Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
$1,637	$1,850	$2,233	$2,785	$3,188

HUD income limits for Kean University, fiscal year 2026

Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$29,050	$48,450	$74,800
2 people	$33,200	$55,400	$85,450
3 people	$37,350	$62,300	$96,150
4 people	$41,500	$69,200	$106,800
5 people	$44,850	$74,750	$115,350
6 people	$48,150	$80,300	$123,900
7 people	$51,500	$85,850	$132,450
8 people	$55,720	$91,350	$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Newark, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $138,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Kean University is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Union Township (Union County), whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kean University

How long is the average commute in Kean University?

Workers who live in Kean University, NJ take an average of 17.8 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Kean University CDP, New Jersey (place:36484, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.