What percentage of people rent in Avenel, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Avenel, NJ, 2020–2024
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47.7% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Avenel, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,676 renting households against 2,939 that own their home.

In Avenel, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.7% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 2,676 (±503)
Median renter income: $84,565 (±$15,455)

Who rents and who owns in Avenel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Avenel	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.7% (±6.5 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,676 (±503)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,939 (±359)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$84,565 (±$15,455)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,911 (±$23,463)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Avenel, the renter share is higher than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Avenel ranks 6 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 22 of 252.

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

How renting in Avenel 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	51.0% (±4.7 points)	47.7% (±6.5 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,483 (±$76)	$1,906 (±$151)	+28.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,035 (±$7,149)	$101,670 (±$10,769)	+45.2%	Up 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 Avenel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Avenel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Avenel	—	47.7% (±6.5 points)	—
Rahway	1.6 mi	48.5% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Port Reading	1.8 mi	2.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Colonia	2.1 mi	11.1% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Carteret Borough	2.3 mi	45.3% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbridge	2.3 mi	47.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Iselin	2.5 mi	34.7% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Sewaren	2.6 mi	28.8% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Clark Township	3.3 mi	23.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Reading, NJ (2.7%), Colonia, NJ (11.1%), Iselin, NJ (34.7%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	100.0% (±61.7 points)
2	Keasbey	80.0% (±9.3 points)
3	Madison Park	67.3% (±4.3 points)
4	Plainsboro Center	65.6% (±10.3 points)
5	Princeton Meadows	62.4% (±5.1 points)
6	Avenel	47.7% (±6.5 points)
7	Woodbridge	47.4% (±4.9 points)
8	Hopelawn	37.5% (±15.4 points)
9	Monmouth Junction	35.9% (±4.6 points)
10	Iselin	34.7% (±4.3 points)
11	The Ponds	32.6% (±27.4 points)
12	Sewaren	28.8% (±10.9 points)

Showing 12 of 32 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Woodbridge 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 Avenel

How many renters are there in Avenel?

Avenel has an estimated 2,676 (±503) renting households, 47.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Avenel?

In Avenel, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Avenel?

A renting household in Avenel has 2.3 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Avenel?

The median renting household in Avenel, NJ has an income of $84,565 (±$15,455) a year, against $116,911 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 Avenel CDP, New Jersey (place:02350, in state:34).

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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