What percentage of people rent in Garwood Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Garwood Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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45.6% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Garwood Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 970 renting households against 1,159 that own their home.

In Garwood Borough, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 45.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.6% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 970 (±232)
Median renter income: $77,763 (±$19,796)

Who rents and who owns in Garwood Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garwood Borough	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.6% (±8.3 points)	42.6% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	970 (±232)	86,672 (±1,707)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,159 (±148)	116,605 (±1,743)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,763 (±$19,796)	$64,756 (±$2,190)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,511 (±$26,690)	$148,703 (±$3,139)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Garwood Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Union County (42.6%).

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

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

In Union County, Garwood Borough ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 564.

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

How renting in Garwood 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	41.1% (±6.3 points)	45.6% (±8.3 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,551 (±$157)	$1,753 (±$224)	+13.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$88,892 (±$7,437)	$110,670 (±$25,596)	+24.5%	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 Garwood Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garwood Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Garwood Borough	—	45.6% (±8.3 points)	—
Cranford	0.8 mi	64.6% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Westfield Town	1.1 mi	18.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Cranford Township	1.1 mi	22.5% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Winfield Township	2.1 mi	78.1% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Clark Township	2.3 mi	23.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Kenilworth Borough	2.6 mi	25.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Mountainside Borough	2.8 mi	12.1% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Scotch Plains Township	2.9 mi	21.0% (±3.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westfield Town, NJ (18.9%), Cranford Township, NJ (22.5%), Clark Township, NJ (23.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cranford, NJ (64.6%), Winfield Township, NJ (78.1%).

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

Households that rent across Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Winfield Township	78.1% (±6.3 points)
2	Elizabeth	74.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Plainfield	55.2% (±2.5 points)
4	Rahway	48.5% (±3.3 points)
5	Garwood Borough	45.6% (±8.3 points)
6	Roselle Borough	45.3% (±3.7 points)
7	Roselle Park Borough	40.9% (±5.1 points)
8	Linden	40.5% (±3.8 points)
9	Springfield Township (Union County)	33.2% (±5.1 points)
10	Hillside Township	32.7% (±3.9 points)
11	Summit	31.7% (±4.4 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Union 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 Garwood Borough

How many renters are there in Garwood Borough?

Garwood Borough has an estimated 970 (±232) renting households, 45.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Garwood Borough?

In Garwood Borough, the share of households that rent went from 41.1% in 2015–2019 to 45.6% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Garwood Borough?

A renting household in Garwood Borough has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Garwood Borough?

The median renting household in Garwood Borough, NJ has an income of $77,763 (±$19,796) a year, against $130,511 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 Garwood borough, Union County, New Jersey (county subdivision:25800, in state:34 county:039).

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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