How many renters in Middletown Township, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Middletown Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.2% (±7.8 points) of renting households in Middletown Township, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.2% (±7.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.0% (±6.7 points)
Median share of income: 33.0% (±3.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Middletown Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Middletown Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	11.6% (±3.2 points)	11.0%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.5% (±4.8 points)	11.8%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.8% (±4.0 points)	13.5%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.9% (±4.0 points)	11.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.2% (±4.0 points)	8.3%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	46.0% (±6.7 points)	44.4%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Middletown Township against Monmouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Middletown Township	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.2% (±7.8 points)	52.7% (±2.1 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.0% (±6.7 points)	44.4% (±1.8 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.0% (±3.2 points)	31.6% (±1.1 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,902 (±$12,843)	$62,592 (±$3,372)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,532 (±$161)	$1,827 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Middletown Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monmouth County (52.7%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Monmouth County, Middletown Township ranks 19 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 198 of 560.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Middletown Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middletown Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Middletown Township	—	56.2% (±7.8 points)	—
Atlantic Highlands Borough	2.8 mi	41.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fair Haven Borough	3.4 mi	28.4% (±40.8 points)	Not measurably different
Red Bank Borough	3.9 mi	48.0% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Highlands Borough	4.4 mi	44.5% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rumson Borough	4.6 mi	42.8% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Little Silver Borough	5.1 mi	0.0% (±54.2 points)	Lower
Hazlet Township	5.3 mi	52.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shrewsbury Borough	5.5 mi	86.4% (±23.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Little Silver Borough, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shrewsbury Borough, NJ (86.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
13	Freehold Township	59.9% (±9.7 points)
14	Belmar Borough	59.8% (±22.3 points)
15	Lake Como Borough	59.2% (±17.4 points)
16	Wall Township	58.7% (±14.6 points)
17	Manasquan Borough	56.4% (±23.1 points)
18	Ocean Township (Monmouth County)	56.3% (±8.9 points)
19	Middletown Township	56.2% (±7.8 points)
20	Neptune Township	54.5% (±9.3 points)
21	Freehold Borough	54.2% (±12.3 points)
22 (tie)	Long Branch	52.8% (±6.2 points)
22 (tie)	Neptune City Borough	52.8% (±21.9 points)
24	Hazlet Township	52.4% (±16.5 points)
25 (tie)	Asbury Park	52.3% (±7.9 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Middletown Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Belford, Fairview, Leonardo, Lincroft, Navesink, North Middletown, Port Monmouth.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Middletown Township

Are renters in Middletown Township rent-burdened?

56.2% of renting households in Middletown Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Middletown Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Middletown Township, NJ spends 33.0% (±3.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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