New Jersey · Census place 28710
Hackettstown town, NJ
Quick answer
Hackettstown town has 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.
- 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
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
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