What is the median rent in Carneys Point, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Carneys Point, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Carneys Point, NJ is $1,434 (±$83) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,278 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Carneys Point, the median gross rent went from $962 in 2015–2019 to $1,434 in 2020–2024 (+49.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,434 (±$83)
Rented homes: 1,278 (±271)
$2,000 or more: 15.2%
Since 2015–2019: +49.1%

How much rent costs in Carneys Point

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Carneys Point	Salem County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	6.8% (±3.8 points)	12.5%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.8% (±5.2 points)	19.3%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	42.0% (±9.8 points)	36.9%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.2% (±10.4 points)	20.5%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.3% (±5.9 points)	7.4%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.6% (±2.4 points)	1.2%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.3% (±7.9 points)	2.2%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 42.0% of renting households.

15.2% of rented homes in Carneys Point cost $2,000 or more a month.

Carneys Point against Salem County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carneys Point	Salem County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,434 (±$83)	$1,253 (±$51)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,278 (±271)	6,858 (±520)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Carneys Point, median gross rent is higher than in Salem County ($1,253).

It is also lower than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Statewide, it ranks 166 of 201.

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

How rent in Carneys Point has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$962 (±$62)	$1,434 (±$83)	+49.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	35.6% (±4.6 points)	41.0% (±6.6 points)	+5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±3.7 points)	6.0% (±6.8 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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.

Median gross rent in places near Carneys Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carneys Point
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Carneys Point	—	$1,434 (±$83)	—
Penns Grove Borough	1.5 mi	$1,117 (±$363)	Not measurably different
Oldmans Township	3.8 mi	$1,806 (±$243)	Higher
Edgemoor	3.9 mi	$1,438 (±$117)	Not measurably different
Wilmington	4.0 mi	$1,224 (±$46)	Lower
Pennsville	4.3 mi	$1,252 (±$112)	Lower
Bellefonte	4.5 mi	$1,511 (±$256)	Not measurably different
Pilesgrove Township	5.1 mi	$1,450 (±$632)	Not measurably different
Pennsville Township	5.8 mi	$1,252 (±$112)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wilmington, DE ($1,224), Pennsville, NJ ($1,252), Pennsville Township, NJ ($1,252).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oldmans Township, NJ ($1,806).

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

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

It lies inside Carneys Point 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 Carneys Point

What is the average rent in Carneys Point, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Carneys Point is $1,434 (±$83) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Carneys Point?

In Carneys Point, the median gross rent went from $962 in 2015–2019 to $1,434 in 2020–2024 (+49.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Carneys Point cost more than $2,000 a month?

15.2% of rented homes in Carneys Point have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Carneys Point higher than in Salem County?

In Carneys Point, median gross rent is higher than in Salem County ($1,253).

It is also lower than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Carneys Point CDP, New Jersey (place:10600, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.