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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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