What percentage of people rent in Bay Head Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Bay Head Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Bay Head Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 81 renting households against 511 that own their home.

In Bay Head Borough, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.7% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 81 (±44)

Who rents and who owns in Bay Head Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bay Head Borough	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.7% (±6.7 points)	19.3% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	81 (±44)	46,969 (±1,727)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	511 (±68)	196,874 (±2,083)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$212,292 (±$35,895)	$100,587 (±$1,633)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Bay Head Borough, 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, Bay Head Borough ranks 14 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 393 of 564.

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

How renting in Bay Head 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	17.4% (±6.6 points)	13.7% (±6.7 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,807 (±$277)	$1,424 (±$217)	−21.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$103,571 (±$14,571)	$181,667 (±$70,892)	+75.4%	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 Bay Head Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bay Head Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bay Head Borough	—	13.7% (±6.7 points)	—
Mantoloking Borough	0.9 mi	0.5% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Point Pleasant Borough	1.3 mi	18.4% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Point Pleasant Beach Borough	1.5 mi	24.2% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Brielle Borough	2.6 mi	9.5% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Manasquan Borough	3.0 mi	16.1% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brick Township	3.3 mi	17.8% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sea Girt Borough	4.2 mi	12.7% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dover Beaches North	5.4 mi	16.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mantoloking Borough, NJ (0.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Point Pleasant Beach Borough, NJ (24.2%).

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
8	Lavallette Borough	21.7% (±11.9 points)
9	Plumsted Township	18.9% (±6.6 points)
10	Point Pleasant Borough	18.4% (±3.5 points)
11	Toms River Township	17.9% (±1.7 points)
12	Brick Township	17.8% (±2.1 points)
13	Ocean Gate Borough	17.5% (±10.6 points)
14	Bay Head Borough	13.7% (±6.7 points)
15	Little Egg Harbor Township	13.5% (±3.0 points)
16	Manchester Township	13.3% (±2.1 points)
17	Jackson Township	13.0% (±2.1 points)
18	Barnegat Township	12.0% (±2.9 points)
19	Lacey Township	11.9% (±3.4 points)
20	Ocean Township (Ocean County)	11.7% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Ocean 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 Bay Head Borough

How many renters are there in Bay Head Borough?

Bay Head Borough has an estimated 81 (±44) renting households, 13.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bay Head Borough?

In Bay Head Borough, the share of households that rent went from 17.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bay Head Borough?

A renting household in Bay Head Borough has 1.4 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Bay Head borough, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:03520, in state:34 county:029).

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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