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Median gross rent of $1,531 is 35.83% of the $51,273 renter median household income in Essex County. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for this county.
| Median gross rent | $1,531 |
| Margin of error, median gross rent | $19 |
| Renter median household income | $51,273 |
| Margin of error, renter median income | $1,337 |
| Annual median rent | $18,372 |
| Rent-to-income | 35.83% |
| HUD very low income limit, 4-person, Essex County | $69,200 |
| HUD low income limit, 4-person, Essex County | $106,800 |
| HUD area median family income, Essex County | $138,400 |
Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
35.83%. Median gross rent is $1,531 (margin of error $19). Renter median household income is $51,273 (margin of error $1,337).
Essex County: $69,200 FY2026 Very Low (50%).
Essex County: $106,800 FY2026 Low (80%).