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40.62° N · 74.77° W · GEOID 3480720

White House Station

Hunterdon County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

White House Station is home to 3,963 people. Median household income is $110,483 a year and median rent is $1,931 a month, 21.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $454,400, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,931
41% above the median place
Median household income
$110,483
38% above the median place
Median home value
$454,400
42% above the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
6% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about White House Station

  • Household income has grown -0.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 50.8 years old, older than in 92% of places its size.
  • 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 90% of places its size.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to White House Station

Hunterdon County gains about 2.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,879
Moved out5,629
Net+250

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$109K
Leavers$118K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Hunterdon County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hunterdon County report $109,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $117,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$77,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,931 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,553 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $454,400.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 7.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Doylestown, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$117,707
67% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$109,351
55% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%1% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$109,35155% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$117,70767% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 89.0%, 34% above the median place.

White House Station21.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$77,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.0%
3% above the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$82,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like White House Station, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Gulf Breeze, FL17.7% vs 21.0%$4,800Compare
Dorneyville, PA18.0% vs 21.0%$23,800Compare
Brecksville, OH14.1% vs 21.0%$36,700Compare

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Homeownership1
89.0%
34% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.0%
122% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$9,158
181% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,93141% above
Rent to income121.0%3% above
Property tax rate12.0%122% above
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,62362% above
HUD area median income4County figure$154,80044% above
Property tax paid (median)1$9,158181% above
Median home value1$454,40042% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%98% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.2%5% above
Homeownership189.0%34% above
Renters paying 30%+148.3%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,55336% above
Vacant homes1County figure2.4%66% below
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
4.3%
60% below the median place
Income per person1
$62,918
57% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$110,483 +38%
Works from home7.9% −36%
Mean commute27 min +10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$110,48338% above
Income per person1$62,91857% above
Unemployment1County figure4.6%6% below
Average annual pay6County figure$76,15715% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs6County figure47,45869% below
Poverty rate14.3%60% below
Mean commute127 min10% above
Works from home17.9%36% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 50.8, 30% above the median place.

Median age1
50.8
30% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.6%
6% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher58.9% +84%
Homes with broadband87.1% −6%
Born abroad10.3% +17%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,9636646th largest
Median age150.830% above
Bachelor's or higher158.9%84% above
High school or higher197.6%6% above
Household size12.115% below
Born abroad110.3%17% above
No health insurance1County figure2.8%56% below
Homes with broadband187.1%6% below
05

Life in White House Station

102 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k10.1 +7%
Grocery stores per 10k2.5 +19%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k30.3 2.7×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.6 7.6×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%
Shops31.9 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.7 +63%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.5 +1%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
9.6
38% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.7
63% above the median place
Public schools11
52
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure52above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure17,658261% above
Students per teacher11County figure9.638% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.27% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.95% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.763% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.51% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k910.17% above
Grocery stores per 10k92.519% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k930.3172% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.6above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure102above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 26.3, 57% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached White House Station. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
26.3
57% below the median place
Tornado risk13
51.4
37% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
49.4 in
13% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWhite House StationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure49.4 in13% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure78.715% below
Hurricane risk13County figure74.76% above
Tornado risk13County figure51.437% below
Wildfire risk13County figure26.357% below
Heat wave risk13County figure72.120% below
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure74.2%8% above
08

White House Station in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,931/mo (2024)$2,410/mo$1,970 to $2,930/mo+3.7%
Median household income$110,483 (2024)$135,500$114,500 to $160,000+3.4%
Median home value$454,400 (2024)$625,000$453,000 to $860,000+5.4%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like White House Station

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Doylestown, PA$1,791$99,322Compare
Fairview, TX$1,947$109,347Compare
Beachwood, OH$2,047$106,748Compare
Indian Harbour Beach, FL$1,827$97,254Compare
Indian Harbour Beach, FLBeachwood, OHFairview, TXDoylestown, PAWhite House Station, NJDoylestownFairviewBeachwoodIndian Harbour BeachDoylestownFairviewBeachwoodIndian Harbour Beach

Common questions

Is White House Station a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -0.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 50.8 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 64 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is White House Station expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $454,400.

What salary do you need to live in White House Station?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $77,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to White House Station?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Doylestown, PA, Fairview, TX, Beachwood, OH and Indian Harbour Beach, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares White House Station with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for White House Station itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/white-house-station-new-jersey

Citytistics. “White House Station, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/white-house-station-new-jersey/

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