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High Bridge, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of High Bridge, New Jersey (High Bridge, NJ — Census place “High Bridge borough”) is 3,584 residents, ranking #357 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $116,424, the median home is worth $298,600 and median gross rent runs $1,747 a month. Looking for the High Bridge New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve High Bridge, NJ: 08829.
- Population
- 3,584High Bridge borough residents
- Median household income
- $116,424Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $298,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,747Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.1%Owner-occupied households
High Bridge ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps High Bridge.
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What the numbers mean in High Bridge borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the High Bridge borough median would spend about 18% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 79.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
High Bridge borough, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
High Bridge borough is a small town in New Jersey, with 3,584 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #357 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 49% of them. The median age here is 38.4 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 High Bridge borough earn a median of $116,424 a year, 48.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in High Bridge borough is valued at $298,600, 1.6% below the national figure and 28% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,747 a month, 24.3% above the national figure, or roughly $20,964 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
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- Netcong borough 3,543
- North Wildwood city 3,620
- Gibbstown CDP 3,494
- Upper Greenwood Lake CDP 3,621
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of High Bridge borough?
- High Bridge borough has 3,584 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #357 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in High Bridge borough?
- Median household income in High Bridge borough is $116,424 a year, 48.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in High Bridge borough?
- Median gross rent is $1,747 a month and the median home value is $298,600, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
- Is High Bridge borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so High Bridge borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this High Bridge borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. 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.