New Jersey · Census place 36480
Keansburg borough, NJ
Quick answer
Keansburg borough has 9,729 residents, ranking #163 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $87,484, the median home is worth $274,500 and median gross rent runs $1,649 a month.
- Population
- 9,729Keansburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $87,484Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $274,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,649Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Keansburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Keansburg borough median would spend about 22.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 52.3% 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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