What percentage of people rent in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), NJ, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 261 renting households against 1,282 that own their home.

In Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.9% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 261 (±114)
Median renter income: $32,664 (±$8,313)

Who rents and who owns in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.9% (±6.9 points)	33.5% (±1.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	261 (±114)	17,999 (±967)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,282 (±169)	35,782 (±999)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,664 (±$8,313)	$39,965 (±$5,780)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$124,107 (±$19,854)	$86,723 (±$3,528)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), the renter share is lower than in Cumberland County (33.5%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) ranks 8 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 344 of 564.

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

How renting in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) 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	18.3% (±5.2 points)	16.9% (±6.9 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$868)	$972 (±$615)	−3.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,259 (±$11,563)	$100,202 (±$30,088)	+24.8%	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 Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	—	16.9% (±6.9 points)	—
Shiloh Borough	1.7 mi	5.3% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Sunset Lake	2.7 mi	31.1% (±35.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeton	2.9 mi	63.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Silver Lake (Cumberland County)	3.0 mi	10.2% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stow Creek Township	4.2 mi	5.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Gouldtown	5.1 mi	28.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	5.1 mi	21.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Deerfield Township	5.1 mi	22.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shiloh Borough, NJ (5.3%), Stow Creek Township, NJ (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bridgeton, NJ (63.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Millville	35.9% (±4.3 points)
3	Vineland	30.1% (±2.8 points)
4	Commercial Township	29.3% (±10.6 points)
5	Upper Deerfield Township	22.8% (±6.6 points)
6	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	21.0% (±4.8 points)
7	Maurice River Township	20.5% (±9.7 points)
8	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	16.9% (±6.9 points)
9	Downe Township	15.7% (±6.1 points)
10	Deerfield Township	15.2% (±6.3 points)
11	Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	10.2% (±4.6 points)
12	Greenwich Township (Cumberland County)	9.6% (±5.0 points)
13	Stow Creek Township	5.6% (±3.0 points)
14	Shiloh Borough	5.3% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: West Park.

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 Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)

How many renters are there in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)?

Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) has an estimated 261 (±114) renting households, 16.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)?

In Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 16.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)?

A renting household in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County) has 1.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)?

The median renting household in Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), NJ has an income of $32,664 (±$8,313) a year, against $124,107 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 Hopewell township, Cumberland County, New Jersey (county subdivision:33120, in state:34 county:011).

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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