New Jersey · Census place 04930
Belmar borough, NJ
Quick answer
Belmar borough has 5,861 residents, ranking #267 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $92,859, the median home is worth $771,400 and median gross rent runs $1,832 a month.
- Population
- 5,861Belmar borough residents
- Median household income
- $92,859Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $771,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belmar borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belmar borough median would spend about 23.7% 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 8.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 49.3% 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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