What is the population of Hackettstown town?

Hackettstown town has 10,143 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #150 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Hackettstown town?

Median household income in Hackettstown town is $91,250 a year, 16.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hackettstown town?

Median gross rent is $1,419 a month and the median home value is $337,100, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.

Is Hackettstown town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hackettstown town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hackettstown, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hackettstown, New Jersey (Hackettstown, NJ — Census place “Hackettstown town”) is 10,143 residents, ranking #150 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $91,250, the median home is worth $337,100 and median gross rent runs $1,419 a month. Looking for the Hackettstown New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hackettstown, NJ: 07840.

Population: 10,143Hackettstown town residents
Median household income: $91,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $337,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,419Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59.3%Owner-occupied households

Hackettstown ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hackettstown.

The Hackettstown NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07840

What the numbers mean in Hackettstown town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hackettstown town median would spend about 18.7% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 59.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hackettstown town, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hackettstown town is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 10,143 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #150 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 38 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Hackettstown town earn a median of $91,250 a year, 16.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hackettstown town is valued at $337,100, 11.1% above the national figure and 18% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,419 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $17,028 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hackettstown town?: Hackettstown town has 10,143 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #150 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Hackettstown town?: Median household income in Hackettstown town is $91,250 a year, 16.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hackettstown town?: Median gross rent is $1,419 a month and the median home value is $337,100, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
Is Hackettstown town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hackettstown town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hackettstown town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.