What percentage of people rent in Florham Park Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Florham Park Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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30.2% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Florham Park Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,411 renting households against 3,257 that own their home.

In Florham Park Borough, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,411 (±240)
Median renter income: $135,365 (±$39,256)

Who rents and who owns in Florham Park Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Florham Park Borough	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±5.0 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,411 (±240)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,257 (±304)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$135,365 (±$39,256)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$176,076 (±$21,338)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Florham Park Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Morris County (25.7%).

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

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

In Morris County, Florham Park Borough ranks 12 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 195 of 564.

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

How renting in Florham Park 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	31.4% (±4.2 points)	30.2% (±5.0 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,441 (±$190)	$3,109 (±$364)	+27.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$128,071 (±$13,637)	$158,696 (±$18,650)	+23.9%	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 Florham Park Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Florham Park Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Florham Park Borough	—	30.2% (±5.0 points)	—
Madison Borough	1.7 mi	36.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Chatham Borough	2.5 mi	17.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
East Hanover Township	3.3 mi	7.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Livingston Township	3.5 mi	11.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Whippany	3.5 mi	12.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hanover Township	3.5 mi	21.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Green Village	3.9 mi	50.3% (±17.1 points)	Higher
Chatham Township	4.3 mi	15.9% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chatham Borough, NJ (17.5%), East Hanover Township, NJ (7.8%), Livingston Township, NJ (11.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Green Village, NJ (50.3%).

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
6	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	40.4% (±2.5 points)
7	Rockaway Borough	39.6% (±9.6 points)
8	Mount Olive Township	39.1% (±3.3 points)
9	Boonton Town	37.9% (±6.2 points)
10	Madison Borough	36.2% (±3.6 points)
11	Butler Borough	31.2% (±5.0 points)
12	Florham Park Borough	30.2% (±5.0 points)
13	Riverdale Borough	29.4% (±8.3 points)
14	Morris Plains Borough	28.4% (±7.4 points)
15	Mount Arlington Borough	24.8% (±5.1 points)
16	Randolph Township	22.2% (±3.3 points)
17	Hanover Township	21.0% (±4.9 points)
18	Chester Borough	20.9% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris 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 Florham Park Borough

How many renters are there in Florham Park Borough?

Florham Park Borough has an estimated 1,411 (±240) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Florham Park Borough?

In Florham Park Borough, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Florham Park Borough?

A renting household in Florham Park Borough has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Florham Park Borough?

The median renting household in Florham Park Borough, NJ has an income of $135,365 (±$39,256) a year, against $176,076 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 Florham Park borough, Morris County, New Jersey (county subdivision:23910, in state:34 county:027).

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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