What is the population of Califon borough?

Califon borough has 1,065 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #546 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Califon borough?

Median household income in Califon borough is $130,938 a year, 66.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,438 a month and the median home value is $416,900, so rent absorbs about 13.2% of median household income.

Is Califon 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 Califon borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Califon, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Califon, New Jersey (Califon, NJ — Census place “Califon borough”) is 1,065 residents, ranking #546 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $130,938, the median home is worth $416,900 and median gross rent runs $1,438 a month. Looking for the Califon New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Califon, NJ: 07830.

Population: 1,065Califon borough residents
Median household income: $130,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $416,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,438Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 87.1%Owner-occupied households

Califon ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Califon.

The Califon NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07830

What the numbers mean in Califon borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Califon borough median would spend about 13.2% 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 8.8% of residents and 87.1% of households own their home.

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

Califon borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Califon borough is a small town in New Jersey, with 1,065 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #546 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 22% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Califon borough earn a median of $130,938 a year, 66.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Califon borough is valued at $416,900, 37.4% above the national figure and within a couple of points of the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,438 a month, 2.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,256 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.2% 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. 87.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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 Califon borough?: Califon borough has 1,065 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #546 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Califon borough?: Median household income in Califon borough is $130,938 a year, 66.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Califon borough?: Median gross rent is $1,438 a month and the median home value is $416,900, so rent absorbs about 13.2% of median household income.
Is Califon 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 Califon borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Califon 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.