What percentage of people rent in Alpha Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Alpha Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Alpha Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 256 renting households against 804 that own their home.

In Alpha Borough, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 256 (±63)
Median renter income: $41,765 (±$9,680)

Who rents and who owns in Alpha Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alpha Borough	Warren County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±5.8 points)	24.9% (±1.4 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	256 (±63)	11,319 (±655)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	804 (±95)	34,072 (±704)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,765 (±$9,680)	$55,503 (±$4,839)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,938 (±$2,773)	$115,726 (±$4,500)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Alpha Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Warren County (24.9%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Warren County, Alpha Borough ranks 7 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 254 of 564.

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

How renting in Alpha Borough has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	32.7% (±5.9 points)	24.2% (±5.8 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,031 (±$64)	$1,362 (±$104)	+32.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,463 (±$8,443)	$90,333 (±$14,862)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Alpha Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alpha Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alpha Borough	—	24.2% (±5.8 points)	—
Upper Pohatcong	1.2 mi	8.1% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Pohatcong Township	1.8 mi	12.4% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Greenwich	2.1 mi	0.8% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Greenwich Township (Warren County)	2.5 mi	3.2% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Morgan Hill	2.5 mi	11.2% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Phillipsburg Town	2.5 mi	42.4% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Raubsville	3.5 mi	7.4% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Easton	3.7 mi	55.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Pohatcong, NJ (8.1%), Pohatcong Township, NJ (12.4%), Greenwich, NJ (0.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Phillipsburg Town, NJ (42.4%), Easton, PA (55.5%).

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

Households that rent across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belvidere Town	42.8% (±11.4 points)
2	Phillipsburg Town	42.4% (±4.7 points)
3	Hackettstown Town	42.2% (±4.9 points)
4	Washington Borough	41.6% (±7.9 points)
5	Mansfield Township (Warren County)	37.9% (±6.3 points)
6	White Township	24.4% (±9.3 points)
7 (tie)	Alpha Borough	24.2% (±5.8 points)
7 (tie)	Lopatcong Township	24.2% (±5.5 points)
9	Independence Township	17.5% (±6.0 points)
10	Allamuchy Township	17.2% (±5.8 points)
11	Hardwick Township	12.7% (±5.4 points)
12	Pohatcong Township	12.4% (±5.5 points)
13 (tie)	Hope Township	12.0% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Warren County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Alpha Borough

How many renters are there in Alpha Borough?

Alpha Borough has an estimated 256 (±63) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alpha Borough?

In Alpha Borough, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Alpha Borough?

A renting household in Alpha Borough has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alpha Borough?

The median renting household in Alpha Borough, NJ has an income of $41,765 (±$9,680) a year, against $115,938 for households that own their home.

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 Alpha borough, Warren County, New Jersey (county subdivision:01030, in state:34 county:041).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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