What percentage of people rent in East Amwell Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in East Amwell Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in East Amwell Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 297 renting households against 1,486 that own their home.

In East Amwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 297 (±116)
Median renter income: $62,120 (±$25,623)

Who rents and who owns in East Amwell Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Amwell Township	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.5 points)	14.9% (±1.0 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	297 (±116)	7,558 (±536)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,486 (±162)	43,302 (±559)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,120 (±$25,623)	$64,253 (±$6,793)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,395 (±$18,256)	$160,120 (±$4,658)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In East Amwell Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Hunterdon County (14.9%).

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

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

In Hunterdon County, East Amwell Township ranks 11 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 350 of 564.

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

How renting in East Amwell 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	12.5% (±4.8 points)	16.7% (±6.5 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,085 (±$308)	$1,879 (±$328)	−9.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$108,182 (±$25,061)	$152,361 (±$27,890)	+40.8%	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 East Amwell Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Amwell Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Amwell Township	—	16.7% (±6.5 points)	—
Hopewell Borough	4.4 mi	23.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Amwell Township	5.2 mi	11.5% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Flemington Borough	5.4 mi	65.9% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Hopewell Township (Mercer County)	5.5 mi	8.8% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Delaware Township	7.0 mi	2.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Montgomery Township	7.6 mi	15.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lambertville	7.8 mi	21.7% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pennington Borough	7.8 mi	18.3% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hopewell Township (Mercer County), NJ (8.8%), Delaware Township, NJ (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flemington Borough, NJ (65.9%).

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

Households that rent across Hunterdon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Hampton Borough	30.3% (±6.7 points)
6	Clinton Town	29.8% (±6.6 points)
7	Milford Borough	28.2% (±8.4 points)
8	Stockton Borough	27.5% (±15.8 points)
9	Glen Gardner Borough	24.4% (±6.0 points)
10	Lambertville	21.7% (±9.1 points)
11	East Amwell Township	16.7% (±6.5 points)
12	High Bridge Borough	15.8% (±6.9 points)
13	Califon Borough	15.7% (±7.1 points)
14	Clinton Township	11.6% (±3.0 points)
15 (tie)	Readington Township	11.5% (±3.2 points)
15 (tie)	West Amwell Township	11.5% (±6.3 points)
17	Kingwood Township	10.7% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Hunterdon County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 East Amwell Township

How many renters are there in East Amwell Township?

East Amwell Township has an estimated 297 (±116) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Amwell Township?

In East Amwell Township, the share of households that rent went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Amwell Township?

A renting household in East Amwell Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Amwell Township?

The median renting household in East Amwell Township, NJ has an income of $62,120 (±$25,623) a year, against $159,395 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 East Amwell township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (county subdivision:18820, in state:34 county:019).

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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