New Jersey · Census place 28680
Hackensack city, NJ
Quick answer
Hackensack city has 45,768 residents, ranking #20 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $82,212, the median home is worth $370,300 and median gross rent runs $1,794 a month.
- Population
- 45,768Hackensack city residents
- Median household income
- $82,212Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $370,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,794Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hackensack city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hackensack city median would spend about 26.2% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 38.4% 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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