New Jersey · Census place 00160
Absecon Highlands CDP, NJ
Quick answer
Absecon Highlands CDP has 1,512 residents, ranking #505 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $80,511, the median home is worth $284,900 and median gross rent runs $1,681 a month.
- Population
- 1,512Absecon Highlands CDP residents
- Median household income
- $80,511Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $284,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,681Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Absecon Highlands CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Absecon Highlands CDP median would spend about 25.1% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 85.2% 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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