New Jersey · Census place 18490
Dunellen borough, NJ
Quick answer
Dunellen borough has 7,711 residents, ranking #214 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $84,789, the median home is worth $380,200 and median gross rent runs $1,461 a month.
- Population
- 7,711Dunellen borough residents
- Median household income
- $84,789Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $380,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,461Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dunellen borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dunellen borough median would spend about 20.7% 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 23.1% of residents and 63.3% 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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