What is the population of Moonachie borough?

Moonachie borough has 3,106 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #377 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Moonachie borough?

Median household income in Moonachie borough is $108,359 a year, 38% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,131 a month and the median home value is $450,800, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Moonachie borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Moonachie, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Moonachie, New Jersey (Moonachie, NJ — Census place “Moonachie borough”) is 3,106 residents, ranking #377 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $108,359, the median home is worth $450,800 and median gross rent runs $1,131 a month. Looking for the Moonachie New Jersey ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Moonachie, NJ: 07074, 07608.

Population: 3,106Moonachie borough residents
Median household income: $108,359Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $450,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,131Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.1%Owner-occupied households

Moonachie ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Moonachie.

The Moonachie NJ ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Moonachie borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Moonachie borough median would spend about 12.5% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4% of residents and 69.1% of households own their home.

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

Moonachie borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Moonachie borough is a small town in New Jersey, with 3,106 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #377 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 46% of them. The median age here is 38.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Moonachie borough earn a median of $108,359 a year, 38% above the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Moonachie borough is valued at $450,800, 48.6% above the national figure and 9% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,131 a month, 19.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,572 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 69.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Moonachie borough?: Moonachie borough has 3,106 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #377 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Moonachie borough?: Median household income in Moonachie borough is $108,359 a year, 38% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Moonachie borough?: Median gross rent is $1,131 a month and the median home value is $450,800, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.
Is Moonachie borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Moonachie borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Moonachie borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.