What percentage of people rent in Menlo Park Terrace, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Menlo Park Terrace, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.3% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Menlo Park Terrace, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 123 renting households against 805 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.3% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 123 (±45)

Who rents and who owns in Menlo Park Terrace

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Menlo Park Terrace	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.3% (±4.9 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	123 (±45)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	805 (±94)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$126,875 (±$32,028)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Menlo Park Terrace, the renter share is lower than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Menlo Park Terrace ranks 21 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Menlo Park Terrace

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Menlo Park Terrace
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Menlo Park Terrace	—	13.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Iselin	1.2 mi	34.7% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Fords	1.3 mi	28.3% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Woodbridge	2.0 mi	47.4% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Metuchen Borough	2.2 mi	25.4% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Hopelawn	2.3 mi	37.5% (±15.4 points)	Higher
Colonia	2.6 mi	11.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Keasbey	2.8 mi	80.0% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Avenel	3.5 mi	47.7% (±6.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Iselin, NJ (34.7%), Fords, NJ (28.3%), Woodbridge, NJ (47.4%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Cranbury	22.8% (±8.5 points)
16	Monroe Manor	22.4% (±15.1 points)
17	Heathcote	20.8% (±6.6 points)
18	Kendall Park	15.1% (±5.8 points)
19	Concordia	14.6% (±6.3 points)
20	Laurence Harbor	14.1% (±6.4 points)
21	Menlo Park Terrace	13.3% (±4.9 points)
22	Dayton	12.0% (±4.6 points)
23	Rossmoor	11.4% (±5.9 points)
24	Colonia	11.1% (±3.5 points)
25	Brownville	10.4% (±6.0 points)
26	Clearbrook	8.8% (±6.0 points)
27	Deans	6.7% (±7.9 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Woodbridge 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 Menlo Park Terrace

How many renters are there in Menlo Park Terrace?

Menlo Park Terrace has an estimated 123 (±45) renting households, 13.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Menlo Park Terrace?

A renting household in Menlo Park Terrace has 1.4 people on average, against 3.6 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 Menlo Park Terrace CDP, New Jersey (place:45450, in state:34).

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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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