What is the population of Watsessing CDP?

Watsessing CDP has 7,944 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #209 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Watsessing CDP?

Median household income in Watsessing CDP is $94,301 a year, 20.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watsessing CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,997 a month and the median home value is $418,500, so rent absorbs about 25.4% of median household income.

Is Watsessing CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watsessing CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Watsessing, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Watsessing, New Jersey (Watsessing, NJ — Census place “Watsessing CDP”) is 7,944 residents, ranking #209 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $94,301, the median home is worth $418,500 and median gross rent runs $1,997 a month. Looking for the Watsessing New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Watsessing, NJ: 07003.

Population: 7,944Watsessing CDP residents
Median household income: $94,301Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $418,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,997Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 32.1%Owner-occupied households

Watsessing ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Watsessing.

The Watsessing NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07003

What the numbers mean in Watsessing CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Watsessing CDP median would spend about 25.4% 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 7.5% of residents and 32.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Watsessing CDP, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Watsessing CDP is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 7,944 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #209 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Watsessing CDP earn a median of $94,301 a year, 20.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Watsessing CDP is valued at $418,500, 37.9% above the national figure and within a couple of points of the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,997 a month, 42% above the national figure, or roughly $23,964 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 32.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Watsessing CDP?: Watsessing CDP has 7,944 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #209 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Watsessing CDP?: Median household income in Watsessing CDP is $94,301 a year, 20.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watsessing CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,997 a month and the median home value is $418,500, so rent absorbs about 25.4% of median household income.
Is Watsessing CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watsessing CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Watsessing CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.