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

Name: Rent burden in Laurel Lake, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.0% (±25.9 points) of renting households in Laurel Lake, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.0% (±25.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.5% (±24.3 points)
Median share of income: 35.2% (±14.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Laurel Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Laurel Lake	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	5.8% (±6.7 points)	7.1%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.3% (±25.3 points)	12.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.8% (±13.2 points)	12.4%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.2% (±6.8 points)	12.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±8.9 points)	10.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	50.5% (±24.3 points)	45.6%	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.

Laurel Lake against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Laurel Lake	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.0% (±25.9 points)	56.1% (±4.7 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.5% (±24.3 points)	45.6% (±4.2 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.2% (±14.9 points)	32.9% (±1.8 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,383 (±$21,393)	$39,965 (±$5,780)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,200 (±$104)	$1,282 (±$38)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Laurel Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cumberland County (56.1%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Laurel Lake ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 91 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 Laurel Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Laurel Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Laurel Lake	—	56.0% (±25.9 points)	—
Port Norris	4.5 mi	62.4% (±53.0 points)	Not measurably different
Millville	4.6 mi	58.3% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Maurice River Township	5.8 mi	73.2% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Downe Township	6.7 mi	5.3% (±47.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	8.2 mi	24.8% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vineland	9.7 mi	57.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gouldtown	11 mi	52.1% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township	11 mi	44.5% (±31.3 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 Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Silver Lake (Cumberland County)	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Sunset Lake	100.0% (±49.9 points)
3	West Park	70.7% (±41.3 points)
4	Port Norris	62.4% (±53.0 points)
5	Laurel Lake	56.0% (±25.9 points)
6	Seabrook Farms	54.9% (±33.9 points)
7	Gouldtown	52.1% (±22.8 points)
8	Rosenhayn	15.2% (±47.6 points)

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

It lies inside Commercial 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 Laurel Lake

Are renters in Laurel Lake rent-burdened?

56.0% of renting households in Laurel Lake 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 Laurel Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Laurel Lake, NJ spends 35.2% (±14.9 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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