What percentage of people rent in Frenchtown Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Frenchtown Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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47.6% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Frenchtown Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 362 renting households against 399 that own their home.

In Frenchtown Borough, the share of households that rent went from 49.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.6% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 362 (±75)
Median renter income: $66,833 (±$13,300)

Who rents and who owns in Frenchtown Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Frenchtown Borough	Hunterdon County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.6% (±7.7 points)	14.9% (±1.0 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	362 (±75)	7,558 (±536)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	399 (±83)	43,302 (±559)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,833 (±$13,300)	$64,253 (±$6,793)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$124,821 (±$19,619)	$160,120 (±$4,658)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Frenchtown Borough, the renter share is higher than in Hunterdon County (14.9%).

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

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

In Hunterdon County, Frenchtown Borough ranks 2 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 564.

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

How renting in Frenchtown 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	49.2% (±6.8 points)	47.6% (±7.7 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,335 (±$104)	$1,761 (±$148)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,611 (±$9,241)	$97,917 (±$31,400)	+33.0%	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 Frenchtown Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Frenchtown Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Frenchtown Borough	—	47.6% (±7.7 points)	—
Kingwood Township	3.0 mi	10.7% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Milford Borough	3.5 mi	28.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	3.8 mi	10.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Bridgeton Township	3.9 mi	13.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Alexandria Township	4.6 mi	9.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Holland Township	6.0 mi	3.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Nockamixon Township	6.4 mi	21.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Franklin Township (Hunterdon County)	6.9 mi	8.5% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kingwood Township, NJ (10.7%), Milford Borough, NJ (28.2%), Tinicum Township (Bucks County), PA (10.4%).

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
1	Flemington Borough	65.9% (±6.4 points)
2	Frenchtown Borough	47.6% (±7.7 points)
3	Lebanon Borough	40.9% (±7.7 points)
4	Bloomsbury Borough	39.1% (±16.0 points)
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)

Showing 8 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 Frenchtown Borough

How many renters are there in Frenchtown Borough?

Frenchtown Borough has an estimated 362 (±75) renting households, 47.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Frenchtown Borough?

In Frenchtown Borough, the share of households that rent went from 49.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Frenchtown Borough?

A renting household in Frenchtown Borough has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Frenchtown Borough?

The median renting household in Frenchtown Borough, NJ has an income of $66,833 (±$13,300) a year, against $124,821 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 Frenchtown borough, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (county subdivision:25350, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.