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New Jersey · Census place 81200

Wildwood Crest borough, NJ

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Wildwood Crest borough has 3,094 residents, ranking #378 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $82,143, the median home is worth $526,600 and median gross rent runs $950 a month.

Population
3,094Wildwood Crest borough residents
Median household income
$82,143Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$526,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$950Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
61 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
79.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wildwood Crest borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wildwood Crest borough median would spend about 13.9% 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 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 79.4% of households own their home.

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

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