What is the population of Buena borough?

Buena borough has 4,500 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #317 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Buena borough?

Median household income in Buena borough is $78,393 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Buena borough?

Median gross rent is $1,138 a month and the median home value is $249,100, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.

Is Buena borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Buena borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Buena, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Buena, New Jersey (Buena, NJ — Census place “Buena borough”) is 4,500 residents, ranking #317 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $78,393, the median home is worth $249,100 and median gross rent runs $1,138 a month. Looking for the Buena New Jersey ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Buena, NJ: 08310, 08326, 08341.

Population: 4,500Buena borough residents
Median household income: $78,393Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $249,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,138Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.7%Owner-occupied households

Buena ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Buena.

The Buena NJ ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Buena borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Buena borough median would spend about 17.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 67.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Buena borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Buena borough is a small town in New Jersey, with 4,500 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #317 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 54% of them. The median age here is 33.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Buena borough earn a median of $78,393 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 27% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Buena borough is valued at $249,100, 17.9% below the national figure and 40% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,138 a month, 19.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,656 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Buena borough?: Buena borough has 4,500 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #317 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Buena borough?: Median household income in Buena borough is $78,393 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Buena borough?: Median gross rent is $1,138 a month and the median home value is $249,100, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.
Is Buena borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Buena borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Buena borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.