What percentage of people rent in Cranford, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Cranford, NJ, 2020–2024
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64.6% (±12.5 points) of the occupied homes in Cranford, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 629 renting households against 344 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 64.6% (±12.5 points)
Renting households: 629 (±169)
Median renter income: $78,068 (±$17,297)

Who rents and who owns in Cranford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cranford	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	64.6% (±12.5 points)	42.6% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	629 (±169)	86,672 (±1,707)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	344 (±145)	116,605 (±1,743)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.5)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,068 (±$17,297)	$64,756 (±$2,190)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$131,705 (±$87,625)	$148,703 (±$3,139)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Cranford, the renter share is higher than in Union County (42.6%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (36.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Union County, Cranford ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Cranford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cranford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cranford	—	64.6% (±12.5 points)	—
Garwood Borough	0.8 mi	45.6% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Winfield Township	1.7 mi	78.1% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westfield Town	1.8 mi	18.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Kenilworth Borough	2.0 mi	25.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Roselle Park Borough	2.3 mi	40.9% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Clark Township	2.5 mi	23.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Roselle Borough	2.5 mi	45.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Mountainside Borough	3.3 mi	12.1% (±8.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garwood Borough, NJ (45.6%), Westfield Town, NJ (18.9%), Kenilworth Borough, NJ (25.5%).

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

Households that rent across Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cranford	64.6% (±12.5 points)
2	Vauxhall	48.3% (±12.1 points)
3	Union	30.3% (±13.9 points)
4	Springfield	15.3% (±15.8 points)

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

It lies inside Cranford 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 Cranford

How many renters are there in Cranford?

Cranford has an estimated 629 (±169) renting households, 64.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Cranford?

A renting household in Cranford has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cranford?

The median renting household in Cranford, NJ has an income of $78,068 (±$17,297) a year, against $131,705 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 Cranford CDP, New Jersey (place:15638, 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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