New Jersey · Census place 12580
Chester borough, NJ
Quick answer
Chester borough has 1,359 residents, ranking #522 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $152,578, the median home is worth $640,400 and median gross rent runs $1,337 a month.
- Population
- 1,359Chester borough residents
- Median household income
- $152,578Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $640,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,337Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chester borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chester borough median would spend about 10.5% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 76.3% 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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