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New Jersey · Census place 34530

Island Heights borough, NJ

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Island Heights borough has 1,691 residents, ranking #489 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $107,308, the median home is worth $492,600 and median gross rent runs $1,889 a month.

Population
1,691Island Heights borough residents
Median household income
$107,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$492,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,889Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
53.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
92.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Island Heights borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Island Heights borough median would spend about 21.1% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0.9% of residents and 92.3% 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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