New Jersey · Census place 73140
Totowa borough, NJ
Quick answer
Totowa borough has 10,919 residents, ranking #134 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $114,177, the median home is worth $507,700 and median gross rent runs $1,703 a month.
- Population
- 10,919Totowa borough residents
- Median household income
- $114,177Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $507,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,703Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Totowa borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Totowa borough median would spend about 17.9% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 76.1% 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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- Pompton Lakes borough 11,010
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