What percentage of people rent in Barnegat, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Barnegat, NJ, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Barnegat, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 244 renting households against 1,011 that own their home.

In Barnegat, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.4% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 244 (±125)
Median renter income: $77,661 (±$36,243)

Who rents and who owns in Barnegat

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barnegat	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.4% (±9.2 points)	19.3% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	244 (±125)	46,969 (±1,727)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,011 (±236)	196,874 (±2,083)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.8)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,661 (±$36,243)	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$138,381 (±$32,336)	$100,587 (±$1,633)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Barnegat, the renter share is not measurably different from Ocean County (19.3%).

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

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

In Ocean County, Barnegat ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 252.

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

How renting in Barnegat 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	34.2% (±11.6 points)	19.4% (±9.2 points)	−14.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,675 (±$172)	$1,755 (±$254)	+4.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,993 (±$15,551)	$108,664 (±$40,569)	+43.0%	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 Barnegat

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barnegat
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Barnegat	—	19.4% (±9.2 points)	—
Ocean Township (Ocean County)	2.6 mi	11.7% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Waretown	2.9 mi	17.2% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean Acres	3.3 mi	4.2% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Stafford Township	4.0 mi	9.7% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Manahawkin	4.6 mi	20.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Forked River	5.4 mi	7.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Harvey Cedars Borough	5.7 mi	4.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Beach Haven West	5.7 mi	2.9% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ocean Acres, NJ (4.2%), Stafford Township, NJ (9.7%), Forked River, NJ (7.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lakewood	60.9% (±3.4 points)
2	New Egypt	41.7% (±16.9 points)
3	Leisure Village	34.6% (±8.6 points)
4	Manahawkin	20.1% (±10.5 points)
5	Barnegat	19.4% (±9.2 points)
6	Toms River	18.1% (±1.7 points)
7	Waretown	17.2% (±16.0 points)
8	Dover Beaches North	16.5% (±8.8 points)
9	Pine Lake Park	13.4% (±5.2 points)
10	Leisure Village West	12.3% (±8.2 points)
11	Mystic Island	12.2% (±4.1 points)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Barnegat 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 Barnegat

How many renters are there in Barnegat?

Barnegat has an estimated 244 (±125) renting households, 19.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Barnegat?

In Barnegat, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Barnegat?

A renting household in Barnegat has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Barnegat?

The median renting household in Barnegat, NJ has an income of $77,661 (±$36,243) a year, against $138,381 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 Barnegat CDP, New Jersey (place:03040, 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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