New Jersey · Census place 21450
Emerson borough, NJ
Quick answer
Emerson borough has 7,263 residents, ranking #224 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $153,963, the median home is worth $626,000 and median gross rent runs $1,926 a month.
- Population
- 7,263Emerson borough residents
- Median household income
- $153,963Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $626,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,926Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Emerson borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Emerson borough median would spend about 15% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 89.1% 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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- Washington borough 7,287
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- Midland Park borough 6,996
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