New Jersey · Census place 08170
Brooklawn borough, NJ
Quick answer
Brooklawn borough has 1,788 residents, ranking #479 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $55,882, the median home is worth $148,700 and median gross rent runs $1,507 a month.
- Population
- 1,788Brooklawn borough residents
- Median household income
- $55,882Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,507Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brooklawn borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brooklawn borough median would spend about 32.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 78.3% 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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