New Jersey · Census place 41310
Long Branch city, NJ
Quick answer
Long Branch city has 32,184 residents, ranking #29 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $73,381, the median home is worth $519,000 and median gross rent runs $1,744 a month.
- Population
- 32,184Long Branch city residents
- Median household income
- $73,381Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $519,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,744Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Long Branch city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Long Branch city median would spend about 28.5% 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 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 41.3% 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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