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New Jersey · Census place 21300

Elmwood Park borough, NJ

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Elmwood Park borough has 21,287 residents, ranking #53 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $100,852, the median home is worth $456,000 and median gross rent runs $2,025 a month.

Population
21,287Elmwood Park borough residents
Median household income
$100,852Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$456,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,025Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
57.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Elmwood Park borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elmwood Park borough median would spend about 24.1% 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 10% of residents and 57.4% 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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