New Jersey · Census place 60810
Preakness CDP, NJ
Quick answer
Preakness CDP has 18,538 residents, ranking #65 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $133,168, the median home is worth $603,200 and median gross rent runs $1,946 a month.
- Population
- 18,538Preakness CDP residents
- Median household income
- $133,168Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $603,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,946Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Preakness CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Preakness CDP median would spend about 17.5% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.7% of residents and 70% 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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