New Jersey · Census place 34890
Jamesburg borough, NJ
Quick answer
Jamesburg borough has 5,763 residents, ranking #269 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $117,719, the median home is worth $344,900 and median gross rent runs $1,841 a month.
- Population
- 5,763Jamesburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $117,719Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $344,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,841Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jamesburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jamesburg borough median would spend about 18.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 74.6% 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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