Housing data for Chesilhurst Borough, NJ
Chesilhurst Borough, NJ has an estimated 1,409 residents and 576 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a borough in Camden County.
11.0% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,409 (±253)
- Housing units
- 576 (±53)
- Households that rent
- 11.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −5.4%
What stands out in Chesilhurst Borough
Households that rent: 11.0% (±4.8 points) in Chesilhurst Borough, lower than in Camden County (35.3%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 5.6% (±11.3 points) in Chesilhurst Borough, lower than in Camden County (20.1%).
Commuting by public transportation: 10.5% (±4.3 points) in Chesilhurst Borough, higher than in Camden County (4.6%).
Working from home: 7.7% (±3.6 points) in Chesilhurst Borough, lower than in Camden County (15.5%).
- Renters and owners in Chesilhurst Borough
- Types of homes in Chesilhurst Borough
- Commute and cars in Chesilhurst Borough
Housing in Chesilhurst Borough at a glance
- Rent burden: 41.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 11.0% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $91,683 median household income
- Home values: $225,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,053 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,496 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 70.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 66.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 70.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 35.6 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −5.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 11.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Chesilhurst Borough against Camden County, its state and the nation
| Chesilhurst Borough | Camden County | New Jersey | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,409 (±253) | 527,257 (exact) | 9,343,809 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 576 (±53) | 213,774 (±143) | 3,791,354 (±469) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.0% (±4.8 points) | 35.3% (±0.9 points) | 36.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,402 (±$20) | $1,720 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $91,683 (±$9,135) | $88,755 (±$1,883) | $103,556 (±$513) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $225,300 (±$17,511) | $287,100 (±$3,681) | $454,400 (±$1,150) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,496 (±$381) | $8,134 (±$97) | $9,590 (±$25) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.3% (±11.8 points) | 71.0% (±1.4 points) | 62.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 35.6 minutes (±6.9) | 27.4 minutes (±0.4) | 30.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.7% (±5.9 points) | 92.2% (±0.5 points) | 92.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 51.8 years (±5.4) | 38.8 years (±0.2) | 40.1 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Chesilhurst Borough covers 1.7 square miles of land, about 822 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Chesilhurst Borough has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,489 (±121) | 1,409 (±253) | −5.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 599 (±38) | 576 (±53) | −3.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $153,700 (±$13,037) | $225,300 (±$17,511) | +46.6% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $55,556 (±$8,846) | $91,683 (±$9,135) | +65.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,530 (±$154) | $2,053 (±$154) | +34.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $5,765 (±$372) | $6,496 (±$381) | +12.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 22.8% (±7.2 points) | 11.0% (±4.8 points) | −11.8 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±24.2 points) | 0.0% (±45.8 points) | 0.0 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 Chesilhurst Borough
In 2023, the Chesilhurst Police Department reported 0 violent and 454 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
ZIP codes in Chesilhurst Borough
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08089 | 11% | 4,231 | — | $256,000 | $115,117 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Chesilhurst Borough
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Township | 2.4 mi | $1,394 | $272,800 | 18.5% |
| Atco | 3.0 mi | $1,532 | $275,000 | 19.4% |
| Waterford Township | 3.3 mi | $1,541 | $282,000 | 15.9% |
| Berlin Borough | 5.2 mi | $1,439 | $336,300 | 29.4% |
| Williamstown | 5.6 mi | $1,266 | $278,600 | 18.3% |
| Berlin Township | 5.8 mi | $1,372 | $302,600 | 32.9% |
| Sicklerville | 5.9 mi | $1,566 | $278,900 | 16.8% |
| West Berlin | 6.4 mi | $1,384 | $236,800 | 20.6% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Chesilhurst Borough, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Chesilhurst Borough, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Local rules in Chesilhurst Borough
Chesilhurst Borough has local landlord and tenant rules of its own on top of New Jersey law.
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 Chesilhurst Borough
How many renters are there in Chesilhurst Borough?
Chesilhurst Borough has an estimated 58 (±26) renting households, 11.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Chesilhurst Borough?
The median household income in Chesilhurst Borough is $91,683 (±$9,135) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Chesilhurst Borough, NJ?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $225,300 (±$17,511) for owner-occupied homes in Chesilhurst Borough (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Chesilhurst Borough?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Chesilhurst Borough, NJ is $2,053 (±$154) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Chesilhurst Borough?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Chesilhurst Borough, NJ is $6,496 (±$381) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Chesilhurst Borough?
Chesilhurst Borough, NJ has an estimated 576 (±53) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Chesilhurst Borough growing?
In Chesilhurst Borough, the number of residents went from 1,489 in 2015–2019 to 1,409 in 2020–2024 (−5.4%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Chesilhurst Borough?
The ZIP code that covers Chesilhurst Borough is 08089.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Chesilhurst Police Department (ORI NJ0040900)
- 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 Chesilhurst borough, Camden County, New Jersey (county subdivision:12550, in state:34 county:007).
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 .