New Jersey · Census place 70140
Spring Lake Heights borough, NJ
Quick answer
Spring Lake Heights borough has 4,866 residents, ranking #302 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $102,829, the median home is worth $648,500 and median gross rent runs $1,817 a month.
- Population
- 4,866Spring Lake Heights borough residents
- Median household income
- $102,829Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $648,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,817Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Spring Lake Heights borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Spring Lake Heights borough median would spend about 21.2% 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 6.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 60.1% 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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