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

Name: Rent burden in Lake Hiawatha, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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27.8% (±12.2 points) of renting households in Lake Hiawatha, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 27.8% (±12.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 23.6% (±11.6 points)
Median share of income: 19.5% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lake Hiawatha

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Hiawatha	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	28.1% (±11.8 points)	12.5%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	24.5% (±16.1 points)	13.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.0% (±7.0 points)	16.7%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.7% (±7.8 points)	11.9%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.2% (±3.8 points)	6.8%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	23.6% (±11.6 points)	38.4%	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.

Lake Hiawatha against Morris County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Hiawatha	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	27.8% (±12.2 points)	45.2% (±2.3 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	23.6% (±11.6 points)	38.4% (±2.1 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.5% (±4.0 points)	28.0% (±0.9 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$93,668 (±$7,584)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,550 (±$143)	$1,904 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Lake Hiawatha, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Morris County (45.2%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (51.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Morris County, Lake Hiawatha ranks 23 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 202 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 Lake Hiawatha

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Hiawatha
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Hiawatha	—	27.8% (±12.2 points)	—
Parsippany	2.0 mi	41.1% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Boonton Town	2.0 mi	53.4% (±14.5 points)	Higher
Pine Brook	2.2 mi	28.4% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Hills	2.3 mi	33.0% (±47.6 points)	Not measurably different
Montville Township	2.5 mi	33.8% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain Lakes Borough	3.2 mi	47.8% (±71.5 points)	Not measurably different
Towaco	3.8 mi	62.9% (±44.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rainbow Lakes	3.8 mi	39.8% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Boonton Town, NJ (53.4%).

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 Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
17	Mount Hope	40.3% (±31.5 points)
18 (tie)	Budd Lake	39.8% (±15.2 points)
18 (tie)	Rainbow Lakes	39.8% (±24.6 points)
20	Succasunna	33.5% (±22.8 points)
21	Troy Hills	33.0% (±47.6 points)
22	Pine Brook	28.4% (±14.9 points)
23	Lake Hiawatha	27.8% (±12.2 points)
24	Stirling	22.2% (±41.5 points)
25	Brookside	18.3% (±56.0 points)
26 (tie)	Lake Telemark	0.0% (±98.7 points)
26 (tie)	Mount Tabor	0.0% (±83.4 points)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Parsippany-Troy Hills 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 Lake Hiawatha

Are renters in Lake Hiawatha rent-burdened?

27.8% of renting households in Lake Hiawatha 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 Lake Hiawatha spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Hiawatha, NJ spends 19.5% (±4.0 points) 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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