What is the population of Kenilworth borough?

Kenilworth borough has 8,339 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #195 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Kenilworth borough?

Median household income in Kenilworth borough is $126,295 a year, 60.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kenilworth borough?

Median gross rent is $2,119 a month and the median home value is $521,100, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.

Is Kenilworth borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kenilworth borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kenilworth, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kenilworth, New Jersey (Kenilworth, NJ — Census place “Kenilworth borough”) is 8,339 residents, ranking #195 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $126,295, the median home is worth $521,100 and median gross rent runs $2,119 a month. Looking for the Kenilworth New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kenilworth, NJ: 07033.

Population: 8,339Kenilworth borough residents
Median household income: $126,295Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $521,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,119Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 72.8%Owner-occupied households

Kenilworth ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kenilworth.

The Kenilworth NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07033

What the numbers mean in Kenilworth borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kenilworth borough median would spend about 20.1% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 72.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Kenilworth borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kenilworth borough is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 8,339 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #195 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Kenilworth borough earn a median of $126,295 a year, 60.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kenilworth borough is valued at $521,100, 71.8% above the national figure and 26% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,119 a month, 50.7% above the national figure, or roughly $25,428 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 72.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Kenilworth borough?: Kenilworth borough has 8,339 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #195 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Kenilworth borough?: Median household income in Kenilworth borough is $126,295 a year, 60.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kenilworth borough?: Median gross rent is $2,119 a month and the median home value is $521,100, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
Is Kenilworth borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kenilworth borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kenilworth borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.