New Jersey · Census place 36510
Kearny town, NJ
Quick answer
Kearny town has 40,570 residents, ranking #24 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $83,212, the median home is worth $431,700 and median gross rent runs $1,649 a month.
- Population
- 40,570Kearny town residents
- Median household income
- $83,212Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $431,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,649Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kearny town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kearny town median would spend about 23.8% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 45.4% 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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- Sayreville borough 45,237
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- Fair Lawn borough 35,153
- Garfield city 32,502
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