What percentage of people rent in Oak Ridge, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Ridge, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.5% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Ridge, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 586 renting households against 3,761 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.5% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 586 (±204)
Median renter income: $35,302 (±$21,824)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Ridge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Ridge	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.5% (±4.6 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	586 (±204)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,761 (±400)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,302 (±$21,824)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$135,172 (±$19,995)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Oak Ridge, the renter share is lower than in Morris County (25.7%).

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

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

In Morris County, Oak Ridge ranks 14 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Oak Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Ridge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Ridge	—	13.5% (±4.6 points)	—
Newfoundland	4.0 mi	16.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Telemark	4.9 mi	4.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rockaway Township	5.0 mi	18.1% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Macopin	6.2 mi	11.1% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ogdensburg Borough	6.2 mi	10.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kinnelon Borough	6.8 mi	6.9% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Sparta Township	6.9 mi	12.6% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Borough	7.2 mi	43.8% (±8.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kinnelon Borough, NJ (6.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklin Borough, NJ (43.8%).

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

Households that rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Budd Lake	25.2% (±4.5 points)
9	Pompton Plains	18.8% (±4.3 points)
10	Mount Hope	16.9% (±9.0 points)
11	Stirling	16.4% (±8.5 points)
12	Landing	14.6% (±7.8 points)
13 (tie)	Ledgewood	13.5% (±5.3 points)
13 (tie)	Oak Ridge	13.5% (±4.6 points)
15	Kenvil	13.1% (±13.7 points)
16	Whippany	12.7% (±2.9 points)
17	Brookside	10.9% (±10.1 points)
18	Millington	10.5% (±5.3 points)
19	Lake Hopatcong	8.3% (±3.1 points)
20	White Meadow Lake	8.2% (±4.6 points)

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

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

It lies inside Jefferson 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 Oak Ridge

How many renters are there in Oak Ridge?

Oak Ridge has an estimated 586 (±204) renting households, 13.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Oak Ridge?

A renting household in Oak Ridge has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Ridge?

The median renting household in Oak Ridge, NJ has an income of $35,302 (±$21,824) a year, against $135,172 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 Oak Ridge CDP, New Jersey (place:53910, 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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