What percentage of people rent in Hillsborough Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Hillsborough Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Hillsborough Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,363 renting households against 13,025 that own their home.

In Hillsborough Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 3,363 (±366)
Median renter income: $101,411 (±$21,834)

Who rents and who owns in Hillsborough Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hillsborough Township	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±2.3 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,363 (±366)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,025 (±558)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$101,411 (±$21,834)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$169,733 (±$10,720)	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Hillsborough Township, the renter share is lower than in Somerset County (25.7%).

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

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

In Somerset County, Hillsborough Township ranks 10 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 301 of 564.

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

How renting in Hillsborough Township 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	15.1% (±1.7 points)	20.5% (±2.3 points)	+5.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,817 (±$110)	$2,396 (±$273)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$129,284 (±$4,508)	$154,031 (±$7,349)	+19.1%	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 Hillsborough Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hillsborough Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hillsborough Township	—	20.5% (±2.3 points)	—
Belle Mead	2.1 mi	36.2% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Millstone Borough	3.9 mi	10.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Neshanic Station	4.0 mi	27.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Branchburg Township	4.9 mi	16.8% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery Township	5.0 mi	15.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Bradley Gardens	5.2 mi	9.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Manville Borough	5.2 mi	23.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Raritan Borough	5.2 mi	50.1% (±7.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Millstone Borough, NJ (10.1%), Montgomery Township, NJ (15.4%), Bradley Gardens, NJ (9.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belle Mead, NJ (36.2%), Raritan Borough, NJ (50.1%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	North Plainfield Borough	46.7% (±4.8 points)
5	South Bound Brook Borough	42.1% (±7.3 points)
6	Franklin Township (Somerset County)	30.7% (±2.4 points)
7	Rocky Hill Borough	23.6% (±11.9 points)
8	Manville Borough	23.0% (±4.8 points)
9	Bedminster Township	21.1% (±3.9 points)
10	Hillsborough Township	20.5% (±2.3 points)
11	Peapack and Gladstone Borough	20.4% (±11.9 points)
12	Bernards Township	16.9% (±2.5 points)
13	Branchburg Township	16.8% (±3.9 points)
14	Watchung Borough	15.9% (±6.7 points)
15	Montgomery Township	15.4% (±2.8 points)
16	Bridgewater Township	15.1% (±2.1 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hillsborough Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Blackwells Mills, Hillsborough.

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 Hillsborough Township

How many renters are there in Hillsborough Township?

Hillsborough Township has an estimated 3,363 (±366) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hillsborough Township?

In Hillsborough Township, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Hillsborough Township?

A renting household in Hillsborough Township has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hillsborough Township?

The median renting household in Hillsborough Township, NJ has an income of $101,411 (±$21,834) a year, against $169,733 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 Hillsborough township, Somerset County, New Jersey (county subdivision:31890, in state:34 county:035).

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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