What percentage of people rent in Hillsborough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Hillsborough, NJ, 2020–2024
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20.1% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in Hillsborough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,842 renting households against 7,303 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.1% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 1,842 (±286)
Median renter income: $86,944 (±$21,174)

Who rents and who owns in Hillsborough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hillsborough	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.1% (±3.1 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,842 (±286)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,303 (±506)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$86,944 (±$21,174)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,716 (±$11,233)	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Hillsborough, 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 ranks 14 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 98 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Hillsborough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hillsborough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hillsborough	—	20.1% (±3.1 points)	—
Belle Mead	2.7 mi	36.2% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Millstone Borough	3.1 mi	10.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Blackwells Mills	3.4 mi	4.9% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Manville Borough	4.1 mi	23.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	4.3 mi	1.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Raritan Borough	4.4 mi	50.1% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Bradley Gardens	4.5 mi	9.8% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Neshanic Station	4.6 mi	27.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Millstone Borough, NJ (10.1%), Blackwells Mills, NJ (4.9%), Weston, NJ (1.7%).

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
8	Six Mile Run	31.4% (±9.9 points)
9	Neshanic Station	27.9% (±9.4 points)
10	Bedminster	27.7% (±10.7 points)
11	Somerset	27.1% (±4.1 points)
12	Franklin Center	25.5% (±6.1 points)
13	Green Knoll	21.2% (±5.8 points)
14	Hillsborough	20.1% (±3.1 points)
15	Ten Mile Run	17.7% (±14.4 points)
16	The Hills	17.0% (±3.4 points)
17	Basking Ridge	16.1% (±4.7 points)
18	Bridgewater Center	11.0% (±6.2 points)
19	Bradley Gardens	9.8% (±3.5 points)
20	Blackwells Mills	4.9% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hillsborough is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Hillsborough Township, whose figures include it.

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

How many renters are there in Hillsborough?

Hillsborough has an estimated 1,842 (±286) renting households, 20.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Hillsborough?

A renting household in Hillsborough has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hillsborough?

The median renting household in Hillsborough, NJ has an income of $86,944 (±$21,174) a year, against $155,716 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 CDP, New Jersey (place:31880, in state:34).

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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