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New Jersey · Census place 45690

Metuchen borough, NJ

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Metuchen borough has 14,982 residents, ranking #79 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $157,779, the median home is worth $565,400 and median gross rent runs $2,019 a month.

Population
14,982Metuchen borough residents
Median household income
$157,779Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$565,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,019Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
74.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Metuchen borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Metuchen borough median would spend about 15.4% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 74.6% 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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