Housing data for Alpha Borough, NJ
Alpha Borough, NJ has an estimated 2,436 residents and 1,080 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a borough in Warren County.
24.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,362 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+17.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,436 (±206)
- Housing units
- 1,080 (±89)
- Households that rent
- 24.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,362
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +17.0%
What stands out in Alpha Borough
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 70.5% (±19.7 points) in Alpha Borough, higher than in Warren County (47.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 85.5% (±12.2 points) in Alpha Borough, higher than in Warren County (60.3%).
Median home value: $261,500 (±$30,125) in Alpha Borough, lower than in Warren County ($346,500).
Median real estate taxes: $6,479 (±$396) in Alpha Borough, lower than in Warren County ($8,119).
- Rent burden in Alpha Borough
- Age of homes in Alpha Borough
- Home values in Alpha Borough
- Property taxes in Alpha Borough
Housing in Alpha Borough at a glance
- Median rent: $1,362 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,309 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 70.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 24.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $90,333 median household income
- Home values: $261,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,888 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,479 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 8.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 64.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 85.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 5.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 62.2% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.3 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +17.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Alpha Borough against Warren County, its state and the nation
| Alpha Borough | Warren County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,436 (±206) | 110,849 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,080 (±89) | 46,789 (±53) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 24.2% (±5.8 points) | 24.9% (±1.4 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,362 (±$104) | $1,409 (±$39) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $90,333 (±$14,862) | $100,869 (±$3,607) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $261,500 (±$30,125) | $346,500 (±$6,745) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,479 (±$396) | $8,119 (±$159) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 85.5% (±12.2 points) | 60.3% (±2.6 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.3 minutes (±3.5) | 34.0 minutes (±1.1) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.1% (±4.3 points) | 92.5% (±1.0 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.2 years (±3.7) | 44.0 years (±0.3) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Alpha Borough covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 1,449 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Alpha Borough has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,082 (±159) | 2,436 (±206) | +17.0% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 1,044 (±44) | 1,080 (±89) | +3.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,031 (±$64) | $1,362 (±$104) | +32.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $193,700 (±$9,908) | $261,500 (±$30,125) | +35.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $72,463 (±$8,443) | $90,333 (±$14,862) | +24.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,832 (±$197) | $1,888 (±$95) | +3.1% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $6,199 (±$249) | $6,479 (±$396) | +4.5% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 32.7% (±5.9 points) | 24.2% (±5.8 points) | −8.5 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.8% (±5.7 points) | 5.5% (±7.6 points) | +1.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Alpha Borough
In 2025, the Alpha Police Department reported 0 violent and 634 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Warren County, the departments that report recorded 68 violent and 743 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Alpha Borough
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pohatcong | 1.2 mi | $1,606 | $280,300 | 8.1% |
| Pohatcong Township | 1.8 mi | $1,793 | $292,500 | 12.4% |
| Greenwich | 2.1 mi | — | $468,400 | 0.8% |
| Greenwich Township (Warren County) | 2.5 mi | $2,411 | $474,900 | 3.2% |
| Morgan Hill | 2.5 mi | $1,863 | $315,500 | 11.2% |
| Phillipsburg Town | 2.5 mi | $1,167 | $193,200 | 42.4% |
| Raubsville | 3.5 mi | — | $344,600 | 7.4% |
| Easton | 3.7 mi | $1,325 | $196,300 | 55.5% |
Places in New Jersey most like Alpha Borough
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Township | $1,209 | $232,900 | $87,680 | 26.1% |
| Pitman Borough | $1,521 | $279,300 | $98,489 | 26.4% |
| West Berlin | $1,384 | $236,800 | $99,674 | 20.6% |
| Beverly | $1,226 | $205,800 | $89,458 | 26.5% |
| Runnemede Borough | $1,423 | $252,300 | $91,302 | 27.5% |
| Blackwood | $1,385 | $235,500 | $90,061 | 29.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New Jersey.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Alpha Borough, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,614 | $1,624 | $2,021 | $2,478 | $2,937 |
HUD income limits for Alpha Borough, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $26,850 | $44,800 | $71,650 |
| 2 people | $30,700 | $51,200 | $81,850 |
| 3 people | $34,550 | $57,600 | $92,100 |
| 4 people | $38,350 | $63,950 | $102,300 |
| 5 people | $41,450 | $69,100 | $110,500 |
| 6 people | $44,500 | $74,200 | $118,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $79,300 | $126,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $84,450 | $135,050 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $127,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Alpha Borough
What is the average rent in Alpha Borough, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Alpha Borough is $1,362 (±$104) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Alpha Borough?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Alpha Borough, NJ is $1,299 (±$142) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Alpha Borough rent-burdened?
70.5% of renting households in Alpha Borough pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Alpha Borough?
Alpha Borough has an estimated 256 (±63) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Alpha Borough?
The median household income in Alpha Borough is $90,333 (±$14,862) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Alpha Borough, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $261,500 (±$30,125) for owner-occupied homes in Alpha Borough (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Alpha Borough growing?
In Alpha Borough, the number of residents went from 2,082 in 2015–2019 to 2,436 in 2020–2024 (+17.0%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Alpha Police Department (ORI NJ0210200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey (county subdivision:01030, in state:34 county:041).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .