New Jersey · Census place 31470
Highland Park borough, NJ
Quick answer
Highland Park borough has 14,981 residents, ranking #80 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $101,991, the median home is worth $463,600 and median gross rent runs $1,881 a month.
- Population
- 14,981Highland Park borough residents
- Median household income
- $101,991Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $463,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,881Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highland Park borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highland Park borough median would spend about 22.1% 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 9.2% of residents and 38.9% 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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