New Jersey · Census place 26340
Glassboro borough, NJ
Quick answer
Glassboro borough has 23,375 residents, ranking #45 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $80,388, the median home is worth $276,900 and median gross rent runs $1,561 a month.
- Population
- 23,375Glassboro borough residents
- Median household income
- $80,388Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $276,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,561Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Glassboro borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Glassboro borough median would spend about 23.3% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 59.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Carteret borough 25,187
- South Plainfield borough 24,231
- Somerset CDP 23,851
- North Plainfield borough 22,667
- Summit city 22,512
- Roselle borough 22,455
- Hillsborough CDP 22,302
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