What percentage of people rent in Helmetta Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Helmetta Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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36.5% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Helmetta Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 392 renting households against 682 that own their home.

In Helmetta Borough, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 36.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.5% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 392 (±77)
Median renter income: $98,056 (±$14,247)

Who rents and who owns in Helmetta Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Helmetta Borough	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.5% (±6.6 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	392 (±77)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	682 (±88)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$98,056 (±$14,247)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,750 (±$14,491)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Helmetta Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Helmetta Borough ranks 11 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 564.

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

How renting in Helmetta 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	24.3% (±7.2 points)	36.5% (±6.6 points)	+12.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,770 (±$122)	$2,144 (±$86)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$93,056 (±$7,173)	$98,952 (±$10,239)	+6.3%	Down 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 Helmetta Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Helmetta Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Helmetta Borough	—	36.5% (±6.6 points)	—
Spotswood Borough	1.9 mi	13.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Jamesburg Borough	2.2 mi	28.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Forsgate	3.1 mi	1.5% (±2.5 points)	Lower
East Brunswick Township	3.3 mi	20.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Whittingham	3.8 mi	2.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Rossmoor	3.9 mi	11.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	4.1 mi	8.9% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Regency at Monroe	4.4 mi	1.3% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spotswood Borough, NJ (13.8%), Forsgate, NJ (1.5%), East Brunswick Township, NJ (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Carteret Borough	45.3% (±5.4 points)
6	South Amboy	43.5% (±8.2 points)
7	North Brunswick Township	42.9% (±3.0 points)
8	Edison Township	39.4% (±1.7 points)
9	Dunellen Borough	38.6% (±9.2 points)
10	Sayreville Borough	37.0% (±2.9 points)
11	Helmetta Borough	36.5% (±6.6 points)
12	Piscataway Township	36.2% (±2.9 points)
13	South River Borough	34.4% (±5.2 points)
14	Woodbridge Township	34.0% (±2.3 points)
15	Old Bridge Township	29.6% (±2.1 points)
16	Jamesburg Borough	28.0% (±8.3 points)
17	Middlesex Borough	26.1% (±4.7 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Middlesex 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 Helmetta Borough

How many renters are there in Helmetta Borough?

Helmetta Borough has an estimated 392 (±77) renting households, 36.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Helmetta Borough?

In Helmetta Borough, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 36.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Helmetta Borough?

A renting household in Helmetta Borough has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Helmetta Borough?

The median renting household in Helmetta Borough, NJ has an income of $98,056 (±$14,247) a year, against $103,750 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 Helmetta borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:30840, in state:34 county:023).

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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