
New Jersey · Census place 08455
Browns Mills, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Browns Mills, New Jersey (Browns Mills, NJ — Census place “Browns Mills CDP”) is 9,561 residents, ranking #166 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $71,975, the median home is worth $214,100 and median gross rent runs $1,192 a month. Looking for the Browns Mills New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Browns Mills, NJ: 08015.
- Population
- 9,561Browns Mills CDP residents
- Median household income
- $71,975Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $214,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,192Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.1%Owner-occupied households
Browns Mills ZIP codes (New Jersey)
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What the numbers mean in Browns Mills CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Browns Mills CDP median would spend about 19.9% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 77.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Browns Mills CDP, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Browns Mills CDP is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 9,561 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #166 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 42.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Browns Mills CDP earn a median of $71,975 a year, 8.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 14.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Browns Mills CDP is valued at $214,100, 29.4% below the national figure and 48% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,192 a month, 15.2% below the national figure, or roughly $14,304 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Monmouth Junction CDP 9,457
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- Ashland CDP 9,437
- South Amboy city 9,714
- Leonia borough 9,300
- Keansburg borough 9,729
- Smithville CDP 9,260
- Succasunna CDP 9,866
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Browns Mills CDP?
- Browns Mills CDP has 9,561 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #166 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Browns Mills CDP?
- Median household income in Browns Mills CDP is $71,975 a year, 8.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Browns Mills CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,192 a month and the median home value is $214,100, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is Browns Mills CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Browns Mills CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Browns Mills CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.