New Jersey · Census place 21000
Elizabeth city, NJ
Quick answer
Elizabeth city has 135,887 residents, ranking #4 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $63,874, the median home is worth $393,500 and median gross rent runs $1,463 a month.
- Population
- 135,887Elizabeth city residents
- Median household income
- $63,874Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $393,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,463Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 25.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elizabeth city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elizabeth city median would spend about 27.5% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 25.4% 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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