Hi-Nella, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Hi-Nella borough is a very small community in New Jersey, with 984 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #556 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 35.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Hi-Nella borough earn a median of $75,227 a year, 4.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hi-Nella borough is valued at $235,800, 22.3% below the national figure and 43% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,488 a month, 5.8% above the national figure, or roughly $17,856 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 35.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 984 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Hi-Nella borough against its county rather than against national figures.

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.