What is the median household income in Byram Center, NJ?

Name: Income and affordability in Byram Center, NJ, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Byram Center, NJ is $132,857 (±$29,304) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,526 a month would take about $61,000 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $132,857 (±$29,304)
Median renter income: $61,316 (±$20,045)
Income to afford median rent: about $61,000

Income in Byram Center against Sussex County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Byram Center	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Median household income	$132,857 (±$29,304)	$116,186 (±$2,466)	$103,556 (±$513)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$61,316 (±$20,045)	$61,606 (±$4,703)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,667 (±$31,703)	$128,019 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,526 (±$297)	$1,585 (±$67)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Byram Center, median household income is not measurably different from Sussex County ($116,186).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($103,556).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Sussex County, Byram Center ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 83 of 246.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Byram Center

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,526 a month ($18,312 a year) needs an income of about $61,000 a year.

The median renting household in Byram Center earns $61,316 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Byram Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Byram Center
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Byram Center	—	$132,857 (±$29,304)	—
Stanhope Borough	1.4 mi	$139,205 (±$19,628)	Not measurably different
Netcong Borough	2.4 mi	$83,958 (±$30,730)	Lower
Hopatcong Borough	2.9 mi	$115,758 (±$8,113)	Not measurably different
Landing	3.2 mi	$128,068 (±$14,846)	Not measurably different
Mount Arlington Borough	3.8 mi	$92,264 (±$19,342)	Lower
Andover Borough	4.0 mi	$92,750 (±$36,320)	Not measurably different
Ledgewood	4.1 mi	$135,912 (±$21,137)	Not measurably different
Budd Lake	4.2 mi	$114,154 (±$15,593)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Netcong Borough, NJ ($83,958), Mount Arlington Borough, NJ ($92,264).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Sussex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Lake Mohawk	$149,135 (±$18,597)
2	Byram Center	$132,857 (±$29,304)
3	Vernon Valley	$121,250 (±$36,867)
4	Highland Lakes	$109,000 (±$28,478)
5	Crandon Lakes	$94,167 (±$38,054)
6	Vernon Center	$74,338 (±$19,975)

Byram Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Byram Township, 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 Byram Center

What is the median household income in Byram Center?

The median household income in Byram Center is $132,857 (±$29,304) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Byram Center?

About $61,000 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,526 a month.

What do renters earn in Byram Center?

The median renting household in Byram Center, NJ earns $61,316 (±$20,045) a year.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Byram Center CDP, New Jersey (place:09170, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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