What percentage of people rent in Belle Mead, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Belle Mead, NJ, 2020–2024
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36.2% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Belle Mead, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 740 renting households against 1,304 that own their home.

In Belle Mead, the share of households that rent went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+36.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.2% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 740 (±217)
Median renter income: $115,420 (±$23,585)

Who rents and who owns in Belle Mead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belle Mead	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.2% (±8.5 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	740 (±217)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,304 (±223)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$115,420 (±$23,585)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Belle Mead, the renter share is higher than in Somerset County (25.7%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (36.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Somerset County, Belle Mead ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 39 of 252.

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

How renting in Belle Mead 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	0.0% (±33.5 points)	36.2% (±8.5 points)	+36.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median household income	$97,625 (±$35,242)	$223,250 (±$10,864)	+128.7%	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 Belle Mead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Mead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belle Mead	—	36.2% (±8.5 points)	—
Hillsborough Township	2.1 mi	20.5% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Hillsborough	2.7 mi	20.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Blackwells Mills	3.2 mi	4.9% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Millstone Borough	3.9 mi	10.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Rocky Hill Borough	4.8 mi	23.6% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ten Mile Run	4.8 mi	17.7% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Franklin Township (Somerset County)	5.6 mi	30.7% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	5.7 mi	1.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillsborough Township, NJ (20.5%), Hillsborough, NJ (20.1%), Blackwells Mills, NJ (4.9%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	East Franklin	51.7% (±8.4 points)
2	Voorhees	50.8% (±17.1 points)
3	Franklin Park	44.3% (±6.0 points)
4	Finderne	40.3% (±8.8 points)
5	Belle Mead	36.2% (±8.5 points)
6	Kingston	34.2% (±15.2 points)
7	Liberty Corner	31.7% (±12.1 points)
8	Six Mile Run	31.4% (±9.9 points)
9	Neshanic Station	27.9% (±9.4 points)
10	Bedminster	27.7% (±10.7 points)
11	Somerset	27.1% (±4.1 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Montgomery 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 Belle Mead

How many renters are there in Belle Mead?

Belle Mead has an estimated 740 (±217) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belle Mead?

In Belle Mead, the share of households that rent went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+36.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Belle Mead?

A renting household in Belle Mead has 3.0 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belle Mead?

The median renting household in Belle Mead, NJ has an income of $115,420 (±$23,585) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Belle Mead CDP, New Jersey (place:04630, 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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