How many renters in Bedminster, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bedminster, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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87.3% (±22.3 points) of renting households in Bedminster, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

77.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 87.3% (±22.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 77.8% (±17.8 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Bedminster

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bedminster	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	12.7% (±13.2 points)	11.5%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±29.2 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±29.2 points)	13.7%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±29.2 points)	12.5%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.5% (±13.5 points)	8.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	77.8% (±17.8 points)	40.5%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bedminster against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bedminster	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	87.3% (±22.3 points)	49.0% (±3.0 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	77.8% (±17.8 points)	40.5% (±2.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	29.6% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$74,531 (±$41,733)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,795 (±$1,344)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Bedminster, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Somerset County (49.0%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (51.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Somerset County, Bedminster ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 237.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bedminster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bedminster
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bedminster	—	87.3% (±22.3 points)	—
Far Hills Borough	2.3 mi	51.0% (±26.7 points)	Lower
The Hills	2.5 mi	41.0% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Peapack and Gladstone Borough	2.9 mi	85.7% (±41.3 points)	Not measurably different
Liberty Corner	4.1 mi	47.2% (±24.5 points)	Lower
Bernards Township	4.9 mi	43.5% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Bridgewater Center	5.0 mi	70.1% (±34.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bernardsville Borough	5.3 mi	40.4% (±38.7 points)	Lower
Green Knoll	5.4 mi	53.1% (±18.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Far Hills Borough, NJ (51.0%), The Hills, NJ (41.0%), Liberty Corner, NJ (47.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Lyons	100.0% (±100.7 points)
1 (tie)	Weston	100.0% (±110.3 points)
3	Bedminster	87.3% (±22.3 points)
4	Bridgewater Center	70.1% (±34.5 points)
5	Somerset	54.9% (±12.1 points)
6	Belle Mead	53.3% (±25.2 points)
7	Green Knoll	53.1% (±18.8 points)
8	Blackwells Mills	49.3% (±56.8 points)
9	Martinsville	47.7% (±52.8 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Bedminster Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bedminster

Are renters in Bedminster rent-burdened?

87.3% of renting households in Bedminster pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bedminster spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bedminster, NJ spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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