What percentage of people rent in Mahwah Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Mahwah Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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18.9% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mahwah Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,893 renting households against 8,138 that own their home.

In Mahwah Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.9% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 1,893 (±305)
Median renter income: $77,684 (±$10,770)

Who rents and who owns in Mahwah Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mahwah Township	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.9% (±2.9 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,893 (±305)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,138 (±506)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,684 (±$10,770)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$139,876 (±$12,203)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Mahwah Township, the renter share is lower than in Bergen County (34.7%).

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

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

In Bergen County, Mahwah Township ranks 46 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 315 of 564.

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

How renting in Mahwah Township 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	22.5% (±3.4 points)	18.9% (±2.9 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,004 (±$176)	$2,204 (±$206)	+10.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$107,081 (±$4,519)	$131,327 (±$12,015)	+22.6%	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 Mahwah Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mahwah Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mahwah Township	—	18.9% (±2.9 points)	—
Ramsey Borough	2.4 mi	20.8% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Suffern	3.0 mi	32.6% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Village of Hillburn	3.2 mi	48.3% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Allendale Borough	4.3 mi	18.6% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Saddle River Borough	4.5 mi	8.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Village of Airmont	4.6 mi	20.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oakland Borough	4.6 mi	7.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Ringwood Borough	4.8 mi	3.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Saddle River Borough, NJ (8.9%), Oakland Borough, NJ (7.1%), Ringwood Borough, NJ (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Suffern, NY (32.6%), Village of Hillburn, NY (48.3%).

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

Households that rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
39 (tie)	Fair Lawn Borough	21.9% (±2.9 points)
41	Rockleigh Borough	21.3% (±15.1 points)
42 (tie)	Norwood Borough	20.8% (±7.2 points)
42 (tie)	Ramsey Borough	20.8% (±3.8 points)
44	Montvale Borough	20.0% (±6.4 points)
45	Park Ridge Borough	19.0% (±5.1 points)
46	Mahwah Township	18.9% (±2.9 points)
47	Allendale Borough	18.6% (±7.9 points)
48	Closter Borough	18.5% (±4.9 points)
49	Ridgewood Village	17.5% (±3.0 points)
50	Paramus Borough	17.4% (±3.5 points)
51	Englewood Cliffs Borough	16.5% (±5.8 points)
52	Saddle River Borough	15.9% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Mahwah Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ramapo College of New Jersey.

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 Mahwah Township

How many renters are there in Mahwah Township?

Mahwah Township has an estimated 1,893 (±305) renting households, 18.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mahwah Township?

In Mahwah Township, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mahwah Township?

A renting household in Mahwah Township has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mahwah Township?

The median renting household in Mahwah Township, NJ has an income of $77,684 (±$10,770) a year, against $139,876 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 Mahwah township, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:42750, in state:34 county:003).

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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