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New Jersey · Census place 53280

North Plainfield borough, NJ

Quick answer

North Plainfield borough has 22,667 residents, ranking #46 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $83,529, the median home is worth $350,700 and median gross rent runs $1,651 a month.

Population
22,667North Plainfield borough residents
Median household income
$83,529Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$350,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,651Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in North Plainfield borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Plainfield borough median would spend about 23.7% 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 14% of residents and 55.5% 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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