What percentage of people rent in Mystic Island, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Mystic Island, NJ, 2020–2024
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12.2% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Mystic Island, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 451 renting households against 3,231 that own their home.

In Mystic Island, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.2% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 451 (±157)
Median renter income: $66,719 (±$38,967)

Who rents and who owns in Mystic Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mystic Island	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.2% (±4.1 points)	19.3% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	451 (±157)	46,969 (±1,727)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,231 (±353)	196,874 (±2,083)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,719 (±$38,967)	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,411 (±$12,435)	$100,587 (±$1,633)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Mystic Island, the renter share is lower than in Ocean County (19.3%).

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

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

In Ocean County, Mystic Island ranks 11 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 152 of 252.

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

How renting in Mystic Island 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	16.7% (±5.5 points)	12.2% (±4.1 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,452 (±$203)	$1,893 (±$158)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,197 (±$10,607)	$78,714 (±$11,167)	+37.6%	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 Mystic Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mystic Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mystic Island	—	12.2% (±4.1 points)	—
Tuckerton Borough	3.2 mi	33.2% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Port Republic	5.4 mi	4.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Beach Haven Borough	7.0 mi	11.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Galloway Township	7.1 mi	20.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Smithville	7.1 mi	21.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Bass River Township	7.3 mi	14.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eagleswood Township	7.7 mi	10.5% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Long Beach Township	8.7 mi	8.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Republic, NJ (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tuckerton Borough, NJ (33.2%), Galloway Township, NJ (20.2%), Smithville, NJ (21.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Barnegat	19.4% (±9.2 points)
6	Toms River	18.1% (±1.7 points)
7	Waretown	17.2% (±16.0 points)
8	Dover Beaches North	16.5% (±8.8 points)
9	Pine Lake Park	13.4% (±5.2 points)
10	Leisure Village West	12.3% (±8.2 points)
11	Mystic Island	12.2% (±4.1 points)
12	North Beach Haven	11.5% (±5.9 points)
13	Silver Ridge	10.9% (±7.3 points)
14	Holiday City South	10.5% (±4.7 points)
15	Cedar Glen West	9.7% (±7.3 points)
16	Crestwood Village	9.3% (±4.2 points)
17	Holiday City-Berkeley	9.0% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Little Egg Harbor 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 Mystic Island

How many renters are there in Mystic Island?

Mystic Island has an estimated 451 (±157) renting households, 12.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mystic Island?

In Mystic Island, the share of households that rent went from 16.7% in 2015–2019 to 12.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mystic Island?

A renting household in Mystic Island has 2.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mystic Island?

The median renting household in Mystic Island, NJ has an income of $66,719 (±$38,967) a year, against $79,411 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 Mystic Island CDP, New Jersey (place:49560, in state:34).

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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