New Jersey · Census place 37560
Lake Como borough, NJ
Quick answer
Lake Como borough has 1,660 residents, ranking #491 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $83,056, the median home is worth $614,500 and median gross rent runs $1,813 a month.
- Population
- 1,660Lake Como borough residents
- Median household income
- $83,056Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $614,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,813Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Como borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Como borough median would spend about 26.2% 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 7.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 62.2% 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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