What percentage of people rent in Flanders, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Flanders, NJ, 2020–2024
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40.9% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Flanders, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,516 renting households against 2,194 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.9% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 1,516 (±241)
Median renter income: $82,648 (±$31,240)

Who rents and who owns in Flanders

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Flanders	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.9% (±5.3 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,516 (±241)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,194 (±236)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,648 (±$31,240)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$180,625 (±$27,506)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Flanders, the renter share is higher than in Morris County (25.7%).

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

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

In Morris County, Flanders ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 33 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Flanders

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Flanders
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Flanders	—	40.9% (±5.3 points)	—
Budd Lake	2.5 mi	25.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Succasunna	2.9 mi	5.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Ledgewood	3.6 mi	13.5% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Chester Borough	3.8 mi	20.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Netcong Borough	3.9 mi	42.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Roxbury Township	4.4 mi	11.8% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Chester Township	4.8 mi	3.6% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Stanhope Borough	4.9 mi	13.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Budd Lake, NJ (25.2%), Succasunna, NJ (5.6%), Ledgewood, NJ (13.5%).

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

Households that rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Parsippany	51.6% (±3.2 points)
2	Green Village	50.3% (±17.1 points)
3	Lake Hiawatha	41.5% (±6.7 points)
4	Cedar Knolls	41.1% (±12.4 points)
5	Flanders	40.9% (±5.3 points)
6	Pine Brook	35.3% (±10.4 points)
7	Rainbow Lakes	32.6% (±11.6 points)
8	Budd Lake	25.2% (±4.5 points)
9	Pompton Plains	18.8% (±4.3 points)
10	Mount Hope	16.9% (±9.0 points)
11	Stirling	16.4% (±8.5 points)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Mount Olive 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 Flanders

How many renters are there in Flanders?

Flanders has an estimated 1,516 (±241) renting households, 40.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Flanders?

A renting household in Flanders has 1.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Flanders?

The median renting household in Flanders, NJ has an income of $82,648 (±$31,240) a year, against $180,625 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 Flanders CDP, New Jersey (place:23640, 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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