New Jersey · Census place 68430
Somers Point city, NJ
Quick answer
Somers Point city has 10,461 residents, ranking #144 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $68,542, the median home is worth $277,500 and median gross rent runs $1,308 a month.
- Population
- 10,461Somers Point city residents
- Median household income
- $68,542Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $277,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,308Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Somers Point city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Somers Point city median would spend about 22.9% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 51.1% 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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