New Jersey · Census place 57150
Paulsboro borough, NJ
Quick answer
Paulsboro borough has 6,213 residents, ranking #250 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $68,750, the median home is worth $169,400 and median gross rent runs $970 a month.
- Population
- 6,213Paulsboro borough residents
- Median household income
- $68,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $970Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Paulsboro borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Paulsboro borough median would spend about 16.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 66.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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