New Jersey · Census place 00100
Absecon city, NJ
Quick answer
Absecon city has 9,099 residents, ranking #178 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $77,516, the median home is worth $237,600 and median gross rent runs $1,814 a month.
- Population
- 9,099Absecon city residents
- Median household income
- $77,516Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $237,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,814Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Absecon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Absecon city median would spend about 28.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.7% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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