What percentage of people rent in Leonardo, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Leonardo, NJ, 2020–2024
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16.1% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Leonardo, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 156 renting households against 814 that own their home.

In Leonardo, the share of households that rent went from 11.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.1% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 156 (±77)

Who rents and who owns in Leonardo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Leonardo	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.1% (±7.9 points)	24.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	156 (±77)	61,539 (±1,684)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	814 (±126)	190,173 (±1,568)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$62,592 (±$3,372)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$165,000 (±$56,076)	$151,807 (±$2,620)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Leonardo, the renter share is lower than in Monmouth County (24.4%).

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

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

In Monmouth County, Leonardo ranks 5 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 252.

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

How renting in Leonardo 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	11.6% (±4.9 points)	16.1% (±7.9 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,000 (±$509)	$1,694 (±$871)	+69.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$106,453 (±$7,651)	$138,125 (±$53,151)	+29.8%	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 Leonardo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leonardo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Leonardo	—	16.1% (±7.9 points)	—
Belford	1.1 mi	7.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Navesink	1.6 mi	0.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Atlantic Highlands Borough	2.2 mi	29.3% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Port Monmouth	2.4 mi	22.6% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
North Middletown	3.3 mi	25.2% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview	3.9 mi	7.5% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Highlands Borough	3.9 mi	39.0% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Fair Haven Borough	4.1 mi	10.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Navesink, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Atlantic Highlands Borough, NJ (29.3%), Highlands Borough, NJ (39.0%).

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

Households that rent across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ocean Grove	36.3% (±7.5 points)
2	North Middletown	25.2% (±7.2 points)
3	Port Monmouth	22.6% (±12.6 points)
4	West Belmar	18.0% (±8.8 points)
5	Leonardo	16.1% (±7.9 points)
6	Wanamassa	15.8% (±8.1 points)
7	Oakhurst	14.6% (±8.4 points)
8 (tie)	Strathmore	12.6% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)	West Freehold	12.6% (±3.7 points)
10	Morganville	11.9% (±5.5 points)
11	Lincroft	11.5% (±4.0 points)

Showing 11 of 20 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Middletown 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 Leonardo

How many renters are there in Leonardo?

Leonardo has an estimated 156 (±77) renting households, 16.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Leonardo?

In Leonardo, the share of households that rent went from 11.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Leonardo?

A renting household in Leonardo has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Leonardo CDP, New Jersey (place:39990, 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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