New Jersey · Census place 19360
East Newark borough, NJ
Quick answer
East Newark borough has 2,529 residents, ranking #418 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $65,272, the median home is worth $277,700 and median gross rent runs $1,696 a month.
- Population
- 2,529East Newark borough residents
- Median household income
- $65,272Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $277,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,696Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 25.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in East Newark borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Newark borough median would spend about 31.2% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.2% of residents and 25.6% 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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