New Jersey · Census place 58350
Phillipsburg town, NJ
Quick answer
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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