Housing data for Brass Castle, NJ
Brass Castle, NJ has an estimated 1,936 residents and 718 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Warren County.
0.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,936 (±513)
- Housing units
- 718 (±173)
- Households that rent
- 0.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.6%
What stands out in Brass Castle
Households that rent: 0.0% (±6.1 points) in Brass Castle, lower than in Warren County (24.9%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±10.6 points) in Brass Castle, lower than in Warren County (11.8%).
Median household income: $152,256 (±$45,504) in Brass Castle, higher than in Warren County ($100,869).
Median real estate taxes: $9,875 (±$1,396) in Brass Castle, higher than in Warren County ($8,119).
- Types of homes in Brass Castle
- Income and affordability in Brass Castle
- Property taxes in Brass Castle
Housing in Brass Castle at a glance
- Renters and owners: 0.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $152,256 median household income
- Home values: $410,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,337 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $9,875 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 91.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 69.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Heating fuel: 49.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 44.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +5.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 6.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 3.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Brass Castle against Warren County, its state and the nation
| Brass Castle | Warren County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,936 (±513) | 110,849 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 718 (±173) | 46,789 (±53) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 0.0% (±6.1 points) | 24.9% (±1.4 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,409 (±$39) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $152,256 (±$45,504) | $100,869 (±$3,607) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $410,800 (±$87,370) | $346,500 (±$6,745) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $9,875 (±$1,396) | $8,119 (±$159) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 69.1% (±26.3 points) | 60.3% (±2.6 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 44.4 minutes (±12.3) | 34.0 minutes (±1.1) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±6.1 points) | 92.5% (±1.0 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.8 years (±4.5) | 44.0 years (±0.3) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Brass Castle covers 2.9 square miles of land, about 659 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Brass Castle has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,834 (±470) | 1,936 (±513) | +5.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 681 (±116) | 718 (±173) | +5.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $304,400 (±$45,382) | $410,800 (±$87,370) | +35.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $110,405 (±$53,100) | $152,256 (±$45,504) | +37.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,234 (±$694) | $2,337 (±$774) | +4.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $7,258 (±$976) | $9,875 (±$1,396) | +36.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.7% (±15.5 points) | 0.0% (±6.1 points) | −24.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
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 Warren County
Brass Castle has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Warren County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Warren County recorded 68 violent and 743 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Brass Castle
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Borough | 2.3 mi | $1,348 | $263,300 | 41.6% |
| Oxford | 3.3 mi | — | $188,600 | 15.0% |
| Oxford Township | 3.6 mi | $1,635 | $263,200 | 8.9% |
| Franklin Township (Warren County) | 3.8 mi | $1,438 | $428,300 | 10.5% |
| White Township | 4.0 mi | $907 | $349,500 | 24.4% |
| Hampton Borough | 5.0 mi | $1,125 | $336,500 | 30.3% |
| Harmony Township | 5.2 mi | $1,719 | $353,900 | 10.7% |
| Belvidere Town | 5.2 mi | $1,008 | $279,600 | 42.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Brass Castle, 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 Brass Castle, 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.
Brass Castle is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Washington Township (Warren County), whose figures include it.
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 Brass Castle
What is the median household income in Brass Castle?
The median household income in Brass Castle is $152,256 (±$45,504) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Brass Castle, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $410,800 (±$87,370) for owner-occupied homes in Brass Castle (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Brass Castle?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Brass Castle, NJ is $2,337 (±$774) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Brass Castle?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Brass Castle, NJ is $9,875 (±$1,396) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Brass Castle?
Brass Castle, NJ has an estimated 718 (±173) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Brass Castle?
69.1% of homes in Brass Castle, NJ were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Brass Castle growing?
In Brass Castle, the number of residents went from 1,834 in 2015–2019 to 1,936 in 2020–2024 (+5.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Brass Castle CDP, 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
- 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 Brass Castle CDP, New Jersey (place:07360, in state:34).
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 .