New Jersey · Census place 37770
Lakehurst borough, NJ
Quick answer
Lakehurst borough has 2,666 residents, ranking #413 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $80,458, the median home is worth $225,800 and median gross rent runs $1,637 a month.
- Population
- 2,666Lakehurst borough residents
- Median household income
- $80,458Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $225,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,637Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lakehurst borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lakehurst borough median would spend about 24.4% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 64.2% 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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