How many renters in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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38.1% (±10.8 points) of renting households in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 38.1% (±10.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.1% (±10.6 points)
Median share of income: 27.1% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Monroe Township (Gloucester County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	6.9% (±5.4 points)	11.7%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	24.2% (±10.9 points)	10.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.3% (±4.3 points)	12.0%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	20.4% (±9.0 points)	11.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±2.2 points)	11.1%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	38.1% (±10.6 points)	43.9%	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.

Monroe Township (Gloucester County) against Gloucester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	38.1% (±10.8 points)	55.0% (±3.4 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.1% (±10.6 points)	43.9% (±2.9 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.1% (±2.5 points)	32.2% (±1.3 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,950 (±$21,304)	$53,789 (±$3,430)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,384 (±$113)	$1,531 (±$56)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Monroe Township (Gloucester County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Gloucester County (55.0%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (51.6%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Gloucester County, Monroe Township (Gloucester County) ranks 18 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 460 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 Monroe Township (Gloucester County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monroe Township (Gloucester County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	—	38.1% (±10.8 points)	—
Winslow Township	4.3 mi	66.8% (±14.2 points)	Higher
Franklin Township (Gloucester County)	5.1 mi	43.5% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Clayton Borough	5.6 mi	49.2% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sicklerville	5.8 mi	65.8% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Franklinville	6.2 mi	14.7% (±36.0 points)	Not measurably different
Chesilhurst Borough	6.7 mi	41.9% (±58.3 points)	Not measurably different
Malaga	7.2 mi	37.0% (±48.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newfield Borough	7.9 mi	82.5% (±27.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Winslow Township, NJ (66.8%), Sicklerville, NJ (65.8%), Newfield Borough, NJ (82.5%).

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 Gloucester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
12	Glassboro Borough	52.2% (±8.7 points)
13	West Deptford Township	50.0% (±10.6 points)
14	Clayton Borough	49.2% (±20.5 points)
15	Mantua Township	47.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Swedesboro Borough	44.5% (±18.1 points)
17	Franklin Township (Gloucester County)	43.5% (±20.0 points)
18	Monroe Township (Gloucester County)	38.1% (±10.8 points)
19	Greenwich Township (Gloucester County)	37.9% (±39.5 points)
20	Harrison Township	37.6% (±17.1 points)
21	Elk Township	31.9% (±39.2 points)
22	Wenonah Borough	22.4% (±60.3 points)
23 (tie)	East Greenwich Township	0.0% (±70.6 points)
23 (tie)	Logan Township	0.0% (±107.6 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Gloucester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Monroe Township (Gloucester County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Victory Lakes, Williamstown.

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 Monroe Township (Gloucester County)

Are renters in Monroe Township (Gloucester County) rent-burdened?

38.1% of renting households in Monroe Township (Gloucester County) 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 Monroe Township (Gloucester County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ spends 27.1% (±2.5 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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