New Jersey · Census place 66450
Seaside Heights borough, NJ
Quick answer
Seaside Heights borough has 1,992 residents, ranking #461 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $58,988, the median home is worth $376,700 and median gross rent runs $1,429 a month.
- Population
- 1,992Seaside Heights borough residents
- Median household income
- $58,988Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $376,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,429Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Seaside Heights borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Seaside Heights borough median would spend about 29.1% 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 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.4% of residents and 40.2% 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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