New Jersey · Census place 71640
Surf City borough, NJ
Quick answer
Surf City borough has 1,225 residents, ranking #533 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $118,333, the median home is worth $967,900 and median gross rent runs $1,750 a month.
- Population
- 1,225Surf City borough residents
- Median household income
- $118,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $967,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,750Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 63.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Surf City borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Surf City borough median would spend about 17.7% 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 8.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 92% 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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