What percentage of people rent in New Brunswick, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in New Brunswick, NJ, 2020–2024
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78.6% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in New Brunswick, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 12,322 renting households against 3,354 that own their home.

In New Brunswick, the share of households that rent went from 81.3% in 2015–2019 to 78.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 78.6% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 12,322 (±716)
Median renter income: $51,707 (±$9,225)

Who rents and who owns in New Brunswick

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	78.6% (±2.3 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	12,322 (±716)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,354 (±416)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,707 (±$9,225)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,423 (±$7,788)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In New Brunswick, the renter share is higher than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, New Brunswick ranks 1 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 5 of 564.

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

How renting in New Brunswick 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	81.3% (±1.7 points)	78.6% (±2.3 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,470 (±$36)	$1,814 (±$56)	+23.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,783 (±$2,580)	$65,810 (±$10,751)	+50.3%	Up 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 New Brunswick

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Brunswick
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Brunswick	—	78.6% (±2.3 points)	—
Highland Park Borough	1.3 mi	59.7% (±4.8 points)	Lower
East Franklin	1.5 mi	51.7% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Voorhees	2.5 mi	50.8% (±17.1 points)	Lower
Milltown Borough	2.6 mi	17.6% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Rutgers University-Busch Campus	2.6 mi	100.0% (±61.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Brunswick Township	3.1 mi	42.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Somerset	3.3 mi	27.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Piscataway Township	4.2 mi	36.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Highland Park Borough, NJ (59.7%), East Franklin, NJ (51.7%), Voorhees, NJ (50.8%).

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
1	New Brunswick	78.6% (±2.3 points)
2	Perth Amboy	64.6% (±3.1 points)
3	Highland Park Borough	59.7% (±4.8 points)
4	Plainsboro Township	52.3% (±3.7 points)
5	Carteret Borough	45.3% (±5.4 points)
6	South Amboy	43.5% (±8.2 points)
7	North Brunswick Township	42.9% (±3.0 points)

Showing 7 of 25 places in Middlesex 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 New Brunswick

How many renters are there in New Brunswick?

New Brunswick has an estimated 12,322 (±716) renting households, 78.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Brunswick?

In New Brunswick, the share of households that rent went from 81.3% in 2015–2019 to 78.6% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Brunswick?

A renting household in New Brunswick has 3.0 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Brunswick?

The median renting household in New Brunswick, NJ has an income of $51,707 (±$9,225) a year, against $113,423 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 New Brunswick city, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:51210, in state:34 county:023).

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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