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New Jersey · Census place 58350

Phillipsburg town, NJ

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Phillipsburg town has 15,251 residents, ranking #77 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $67,782, the median home is worth $180,700 and median gross rent runs $1,118 a month.

Population
15,251Phillipsburg town residents
Median household income
$67,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$180,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,118Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Phillipsburg town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Phillipsburg town median would spend about 19.8% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 58.8% 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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