What percentage of people rent in Lincoln Park Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Lincoln Park Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lincoln Park Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 825 renting households against 3,148 that own their home.

In Lincoln Park Borough, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 825 (±218)
Median renter income: $97,438 (±$27,770)

Who rents and who owns in Lincoln Park Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lincoln Park Borough	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±5.4 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	825 (±218)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,148 (±304)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,438 (±$27,770)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,516 (±$20,645)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Lincoln Park Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Morris County (25.7%).

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

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

In Morris County, Lincoln Park Borough ranks 19 of 39 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 297 of 564.

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

How renting in Lincoln Park Borough 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	21.5% (±4.3 points)	20.8% (±5.4 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,643 (±$99)	$1,857 (±$107)	+13.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$97,003 (±$8,878)	$123,397 (±$15,269)	+27.2%	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 Lincoln Park Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lincoln Park Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lincoln Park Borough	—	20.8% (±5.4 points)	—
Towaco	2.0 mi	7.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Pequannock Township	2.7 mi	17.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Packanack Lake	2.7 mi	3.9% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Fairfield Township (Essex County)	2.8 mi	21.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montville Township	3.0 mi	12.3% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Pompton Plains	3.0 mi	18.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wayne Township	3.4 mi	21.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Singac	4.2 mi	23.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Towaco, NJ (7.0%), Packanack Lake, NJ (3.9%), Montville Township, NJ (12.3%).

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
13	Riverdale Borough	29.4% (±8.3 points)
14	Morris Plains Borough	28.4% (±7.4 points)
15	Mount Arlington Borough	24.8% (±5.1 points)
16	Randolph Township	22.2% (±3.3 points)
17	Hanover Township	21.0% (±4.9 points)
18	Chester Borough	20.9% (±6.7 points)
19	Lincoln Park Borough	20.8% (±5.4 points)
20	Rockaway Township	18.1% (±3.3 points)
21	Chatham Borough	17.5% (±3.7 points)
22	Pequannock Township	17.0% (±3.5 points)
23	Chatham Township	15.9% (±4.1 points)
24 (tie)	Mendham Borough	14.1% (±4.7 points)
24 (tie)	Morris Township	14.1% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 of 39 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Lincoln Park Borough

How many renters are there in Lincoln Park Borough?

Lincoln Park Borough has an estimated 825 (±218) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lincoln Park Borough?

In Lincoln Park Borough, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lincoln Park Borough?

A renting household in Lincoln Park Borough has 2.3 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lincoln Park Borough?

The median renting household in Lincoln Park Borough, NJ has an income of $97,438 (±$27,770) a year, against $130,516 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 Lincoln Park borough, Morris County, New Jersey (county subdivision:40290, in state:34 county:027).

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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