What percentage of people rent in Nutley Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Nutley Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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29.7% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Nutley Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,537 renting households against 8,364 that own their home.

In Nutley Township, the share of households that rent went from 34.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.7% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 3,537 (±402)
Median renter income: $74,112 (±$9,100)

Who rents and who owns in Nutley Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nutley Township	Essex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.7% (±3.4 points)	55.1% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,537 (±402)	176,209 (±2,405)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,364 (±467)	143,579 (±2,304)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,112 (±$9,100)	$51,273 (±$1,337)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$153,962 (±$19,734)	$148,058 (±$3,829)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Nutley Township, the renter share is lower than in Essex County (55.1%).

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

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

In Essex County, Nutley Township ranks 11 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 203 of 564.

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

How renting in Nutley Township 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	34.7% (±2.7 points)	29.7% (±3.4 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,348 (±$68)	$1,767 (±$65)	+31.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$99,276 (±$6,700)	$119,734 (±$8,548)	+20.6%	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 Nutley Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nutley Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Nutley Township	—	29.7% (±3.4 points)	—
Brookdale	1.6 mi	12.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Bloomfield Township	1.8 mi	49.3% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Belleville Township	1.9 mi	44.1% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Rutherford Borough	2.6 mi	35.7% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Glen Ridge Borough	2.8 mi	8.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Lyndhurst Township	2.8 mi	40.4% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Upper Montclair	2.8 mi	14.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
North Arlington Borough	2.8 mi	55.6% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brookdale, NJ (12.8%), Glen Ridge Borough, NJ (8.9%), Upper Montclair, NJ (14.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bloomfield Township, NJ (49.3%), Belleville Township, NJ (44.1%), Rutherford Borough, NJ (35.7%).

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

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Caldwell Borough	58.1% (±6.3 points)
6	Bloomfield Township	49.3% (±3.2 points)
7	Belleville Township	44.1% (±3.2 points)
8	Montclair Township	43.1% (±2.6 points)
9	South Orange Village	34.6% (±3.1 points)
10	West Orange Township	30.8% (±2.4 points)
11	Nutley Township	29.7% (±3.4 points)
12	Maplewood Township	25.1% (±3.3 points)
13	Fairfield Township (Essex County)	21.3% (±9.3 points)
14	Verona Township	20.7% (±3.4 points)
15	Millburn Township	18.7% (±2.6 points)
16	Roseland Borough	17.7% (±6.1 points)
17	Cedar Grove Township	15.8% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Essex 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 Nutley Township

How many renters are there in Nutley Township?

Nutley Township has an estimated 3,537 (±402) renting households, 29.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Nutley Township?

In Nutley Township, the share of households that rent went from 34.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Nutley Township?

A renting household in Nutley Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Nutley Township?

The median renting household in Nutley Township, NJ has an income of $74,112 (±$9,100) a year, against $153,962 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 Nutley township, Essex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:53680, in state:34 county:013).

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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