What percentage of people rent in Commercial Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Commercial Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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29.3% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Commercial Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 586 renting households against 1,411 that own their home.

In Commercial Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.3% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 586 (±207)
Median renter income: $43,333 (±$31,477)

Who rents and who owns in Commercial Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Commercial Township	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.3% (±10.6 points)	33.5% (±1.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	586 (±207)	17,999 (±967)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,411 (±263)	35,782 (±999)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,333 (±$31,477)	$39,965 (±$5,780)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,256 (±$14,343)	$86,723 (±$3,528)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Commercial Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Cumberland County (33.5%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Commercial Township ranks 4 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 211 of 564.

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

How renting in Commercial Township 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	31.3% (±7.0 points)	29.3% (±10.6 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,250 (±$131)	$1,465 (±$340)	+17.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,856 (±$9,072)	$55,733 (±$11,099)	+24.2%	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 Commercial Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Commercial Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Commercial Township	—	29.3% (±10.6 points)	—
Downe Township	4.7 mi	15.7% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Maurice River Township	6.4 mi	20.5% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Centre Grove	7.7 mi	3.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Millville	8.1 mi	35.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	8.6 mi	10.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	12 mi	21.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gouldtown	12 mi	28.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbine Borough	13 mi	44.6% (±10.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Downe Township, NJ (15.7%), Centre Grove, NJ (3.9%), Lawrence Township (Cumberland County), NJ (10.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodbine Borough, NJ (44.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bridgeton	63.6% (±4.5 points)
2	Millville	35.9% (±4.3 points)
3	Vineland	30.1% (±2.8 points)
4	Commercial Township	29.3% (±10.6 points)
5	Upper Deerfield Township	22.8% (±6.6 points)
6	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	21.0% (±4.8 points)
7	Maurice River Township	20.5% (±9.7 points)
8	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	16.9% (±6.9 points)
9	Downe Township	15.7% (±6.1 points)
10	Deerfield Township	15.2% (±6.3 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Commercial Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Laurel Lake, Port Norris.

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 Commercial Township

How many renters are there in Commercial Township?

Commercial Township has an estimated 586 (±207) renting households, 29.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Commercial Township?

In Commercial Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 29.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Commercial Township?

A renting household in Commercial Township has 2.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Commercial Township?

The median renting household in Commercial Township, NJ has an income of $43,333 (±$31,477) a year, against $57,256 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 Commercial township, Cumberland County, New Jersey (county subdivision:14710, in state:34 county:011).

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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