What is the population of West Park CDP?

West Park CDP has 1,521 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #502 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in West Park CDP?

Median household income in West Park CDP is $73,397 a year, 6.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,282 a month and the median home value is $224,000, so rent absorbs about 21% of median household income.

Is West Park CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West Park CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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West Park, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of West Park, New Jersey (West Park, NJ — Census place “West Park CDP”) is 1,521 residents, ranking #502 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $73,397, the median home is worth $224,000 and median gross rent runs $1,282 a month. Looking for the West Park New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve West Park, NJ: 08302.

Population: 1,521West Park CDP residents
Median household income: $73,397Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $224,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,282Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67.4%Owner-occupied households

West Park ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West Park.

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

08302

What the numbers mean in West Park CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the West Park CDP median would spend about 21% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 67.4% of households own their home.

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

West Park CDP, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

West Park CDP is a small town in New Jersey, with 1,521 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #502 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 28% of them. The median age here is 42.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in West Park CDP earn a median of $73,397 a year, 6.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 31% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in West Park CDP is valued at $224,000, 26.2% below the national figure and 46% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,282 a month, 8.8% below the national figure, or roughly $15,384 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21% 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 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 West Park CDP?: West Park CDP has 1,521 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #502 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in West Park CDP?: Median household income in West Park CDP is $73,397 a year, 6.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Park CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,282 a month and the median home value is $224,000, so rent absorbs about 21% of median household income.
Is West Park CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West Park CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this West Park CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.