New Jersey · Census place 82570
Wood-Ridge borough, NJ
Quick answer
Wood-Ridge borough has 10,094 residents, ranking #152 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $131,412, the median home is worth $532,900 and median gross rent runs $1,886 a month.
- Population
- 10,094Wood-Ridge borough residents
- Median household income
- $131,412Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $532,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,886Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wood-Ridge borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wood-Ridge borough median would spend about 17.2% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 64.6% 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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