How many renters in Hopelawn, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Hopelawn, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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70.2% (±31.7 points) of renting households in Hopelawn, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 70.2% (±31.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.7% (±29.9 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Hopelawn

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Hopelawn	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	25.3% (±27.3 points)	13.1%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±7.4 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.5% (±8.6 points)	14.6%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±7.4 points)	11.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.5% (±10.5 points)	9.3%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	63.7% (±29.9 points)	38.8%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Hopelawn against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hopelawn	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	70.2% (±31.7 points)	48.1% (±1.6 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.7% (±29.9 points)	38.8% (±1.3 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	29.1% (±0.6 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,272 (±$498)	$1,871 (±$20)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Hopelawn, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Middlesex County (48.1%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Middlesex County, Hopelawn ranks 4 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 43 of 237.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Hopelawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hopelawn
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Hopelawn	—	70.2% (±31.7 points)	—
Fords	1.2 mi	44.7% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Perth Amboy	1.3 mi	64.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Keasbey	1.4 mi	66.0% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbridge	1.7 mi	44.3% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Menlo Park Terrace	2.3 mi	61.0% (±42.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sewaren	2.5 mi	34.1% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Amboy	3.0 mi	41.7% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Iselin	3.1 mi	49.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Rossmoor	92.7% (±43.6 points)
2 (tie)	Deans	78.6% (±88.4 points)
2 (tie)	Port Reading	78.6% (±109.5 points)
4	Hopelawn	70.2% (±31.7 points)
5	Keasbey	66.0% (±19.6 points)
6	Clearbrook	64.8% (±45.8 points)
7	Colonia	62.5% (±18.3 points)
8	Menlo Park Terrace	61.0% (±42.6 points)
9	Monroe Manor	60.1% (±50.9 points)
10	Concordia	54.9% (±29.3 points)

Showing 10 of 30 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Woodbridge Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hopelawn

Are renters in Hopelawn rent-burdened?

70.2% of renting households in Hopelawn pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Hopelawn spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hopelawn, NJ spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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