What percentage of people rent in East Newark Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in East Newark Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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71.0% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in East Newark Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 570 renting households against 233 that own their home.

In East Newark Borough, the share of households that rent went from 64.7% in 2015–2019 to 71.0% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 71.0% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 570 (±109)
Median renter income: $49,792 (±$28,109)

Who rents and who owns in East Newark Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Newark Borough	Hudson County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	71.0% (±7.3 points)	69.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	570 (±109)	207,608 (±2,159)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	233 (±68)	92,074 (±1,957)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,792 (±$28,109)	$75,879 (±$2,090)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$135,969 (±$4,834)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In East Newark Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Hudson County (69.3%).

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

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

In Hudson County, East Newark Borough ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 15 of 564.

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

How renting in East Newark Borough 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	64.7% (±6.3 points)	71.0% (±7.3 points)	+6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,312 (±$64)	$1,799 (±$218)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,750 (±$15,910)	$48,646 (±$29,229)	−23.7%	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 Newark Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Newark Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Newark Borough	—	71.0% (±7.3 points)	—
Harrison Town	0.8 mi	78.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Newark	2.0 mi	75.6% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kearny Town	2.0 mi	57.1% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Silver Lake (Essex County)	2.2 mi	59.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ampere North	2.3 mi	49.4% (±13.1 points)	Lower
East Orange	2.7 mi	69.0% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Belleville Township	2.9 mi	44.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
North Arlington Borough	3.0 mi	55.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kearny Town, NJ (57.1%), Ampere North, NJ (49.4%), Belleville Township, NJ (44.1%).

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

Households that rent across Hudson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Union City	80.9% (±2.0 points)
2	Harrison Town	78.9% (±4.0 points)
3	West New York Town	77.0% (±2.2 points)
4	Jersey City	72.1% (±1.1 points)
5	East Newark Borough	71.0% (±7.3 points)
6	Weehawken Township	69.6% (±3.9 points)
7	Hoboken	66.2% (±2.2 points)
8	Bayonne	63.8% (±2.3 points)
9	Guttenberg Town	60.0% (±5.9 points)
10	North Bergen Township	58.4% (±2.7 points)
11	Kearny Town	57.1% (±2.7 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Hudson 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 Newark Borough

How many renters are there in East Newark Borough?

East Newark Borough has an estimated 570 (±109) renting households, 71.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Newark Borough?

In East Newark Borough, the share of households that rent went from 64.7% in 2015–2019 to 71.0% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Newark Borough?

A renting household in East Newark Borough has 3.1 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned 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 Newark borough, Hudson County, New Jersey (county subdivision:19360, in state:34 county:017).

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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