What percentage of people rent in Manville Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Manville Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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23.0% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Manville Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,019 renting households against 3,405 that own their home.

In Manville Borough, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.0% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 1,019 (±201)
Median renter income: $60,553 (±$17,870)

Who rents and who owns in Manville Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manville Borough	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.0% (±4.8 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,019 (±201)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,405 (±374)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,553 (±$17,870)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,552 (±$22,994)	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Manville Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Somerset County (25.7%).

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

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

In Somerset County, Manville Borough ranks 8 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 270 of 564.

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

How renting in Manville 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	34.0% (±3.8 points)	23.0% (±4.8 points)	−11.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,355 (±$87)	$1,844 (±$173)	+36.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,625 (±$4,530)	$93,333 (±$24,282)	+34.1%	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 Manville Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manville Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Manville Borough	—	23.0% (±4.8 points)	—
Weston	1.5 mi	1.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Finderne	1.6 mi	40.3% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Somerville Borough	2.2 mi	57.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Franklin Center	2.6 mi	25.5% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Millstone Borough	2.9 mi	10.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Bound Brook Borough	3.3 mi	55.2% (±5.0 points)	Higher
South Bound Brook Borough	3.4 mi	42.1% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Bridgewater Township	3.6 mi	15.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Weston, NJ (1.7%), Millstone Borough, NJ (10.1%), Bridgewater Township, NJ (15.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Finderne, NJ (40.3%), Somerville Borough, NJ (57.0%), Bound Brook Borough, NJ (55.2%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Bound Brook Borough	55.2% (±5.0 points)
3	Raritan Borough	50.1% (±7.1 points)
4	North Plainfield Borough	46.7% (±4.8 points)
5	South Bound Brook Borough	42.1% (±7.3 points)
6	Franklin Township (Somerset County)	30.7% (±2.4 points)
7	Rocky Hill Borough	23.6% (±11.9 points)
8	Manville Borough	23.0% (±4.8 points)
9	Bedminster Township	21.1% (±3.9 points)
10	Hillsborough Township	20.5% (±2.3 points)
11	Peapack and Gladstone Borough	20.4% (±11.9 points)
12	Bernards Township	16.9% (±2.5 points)
13	Branchburg Township	16.8% (±3.9 points)
14	Watchung Borough	15.9% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Somerset 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 Manville Borough

How many renters are there in Manville Borough?

Manville Borough has an estimated 1,019 (±201) renting households, 23.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Manville Borough?

In Manville Borough, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.0% in 2020–2024 (−11.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Manville Borough?

A renting household in Manville Borough has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Manville Borough?

The median renting household in Manville Borough, NJ has an income of $60,553 (±$17,870) a year, against $102,552 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 Manville borough, Somerset County, New Jersey (county subdivision:43620, in state:34 county:035).

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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