New Jersey · Census place 03520
Bay Head borough, NJ
Quick answer
Bay Head borough has 1,201 residents, ranking #535 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $145,417, the median home is worth $1,679,000 and median gross rent runs $1,554 a month.
- Population
- 1,201Bay Head borough residents
- Median household income
- $145,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,679,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,554Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 57.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bay Head borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bay Head borough median would spend about 12.8% 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 11.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 87.9% 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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