Carteret, NJ
25,496Residents
$96,862Median household income
$2,032/moMedian gross rent
$405,800Median home value
38.2Median age
30%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
55%Homes lived in by their owners
4.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 25% of the median household income in Carteret.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $81,000 a year. In New Jersey that leaves roughly $5,147 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $80,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.