New Jersey · Census place 13690
Clifton city, NJ
Quick answer
Clifton city has 89,247 residents, ranking #7 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $99,003, the median home is worth $444,300 and median gross rent runs $1,658 a month.
- Population
- 89,247Clifton city residents
- Median household income
- $99,003Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $444,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,658Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clifton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clifton city median would spend about 20.1% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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