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New Jersey · Census place 06790

Bound Brook borough, NJ

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Bound Brook borough has 12,023 residents, ranking #116 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $80,876, the median home is worth $362,900 and median gross rent runs $1,842 a month.

Population
12,023Bound Brook borough residents
Median household income
$80,876Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$362,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,842Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
41.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bound Brook borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bound Brook borough median would spend about 27.3% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 41.8% 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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