New Jersey · Census place 32250
Hoboken city, NJ
Quick answer
Hoboken city has 58,340 residents, ranking #15 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $176,943, the median home is worth $872,100 and median gross rent runs $2,819 a month.
- Population
- 58,340Hoboken city residents
- Median household income
- $176,943Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $872,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 34.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hoboken city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hoboken city median would spend about 19.1% 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 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 34.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- East Orange city 69,183
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- Plainfield city 54,515
- West New York town 51,683
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