What percentage of people rent in Lake Hiawatha, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Hiawatha, NJ, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Hiawatha, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,871 renting households against 2,639 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 1,871 (±400)
Median renter income: $93,668 (±$7,584)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Hiawatha

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Hiawatha	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±6.7 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,871 (±400)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,639 (±330)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$93,668 (±$7,584)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,978 (±$8,368)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Lake Hiawatha, the renter share is higher than in Morris County (25.7%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (36.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Morris County, Lake Hiawatha ranks 3 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Lake Hiawatha

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Hiawatha
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Hiawatha	—	41.5% (±6.7 points)	—
Parsippany	2.0 mi	51.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Boonton Town	2.0 mi	37.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Brook	2.2 mi	35.3% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy Hills	2.3 mi	7.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Montville Township	2.5 mi	12.3% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Mountain Lakes Borough	3.2 mi	3.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Towaco	3.8 mi	7.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Rainbow Lakes	3.8 mi	32.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Troy Hills, NJ (7.2%), Montville Township, NJ (12.3%), Mountain Lakes Borough, NJ (3.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Parsippany, NJ (51.6%).

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

Households that rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Parsippany	51.6% (±3.2 points)
2	Green Village	50.3% (±17.1 points)
3	Lake Hiawatha	41.5% (±6.7 points)
4	Cedar Knolls	41.1% (±12.4 points)
5	Flanders	40.9% (±5.3 points)
6	Pine Brook	35.3% (±10.4 points)
7	Rainbow Lakes	32.6% (±11.6 points)
8	Budd Lake	25.2% (±4.5 points)
9	Pompton Plains	18.8% (±4.3 points)

Showing 9 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Hiawatha

How many renters are there in Lake Hiawatha?

Lake Hiawatha has an estimated 1,871 (±400) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Lake Hiawatha?

A renting household in Lake Hiawatha has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Hiawatha?

The median renting household in Lake Hiawatha, NJ has an income of $93,668 (±$7,584) a year, against $116,978 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 Lake Hiawatha CDP, New Jersey (place:37680, 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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