What percentage of people rent in Pennsville, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Pennsville, NJ, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Pennsville, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,043 renting households against 3,903 that own their home.

In Pennsville, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 1,043 (±198)
Median renter income: $37,879 (±$12,276)

Who rents and who owns in Pennsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pennsville	Salem County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±3.7 points)	29.0% (±1.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,043 (±198)	7,211 (±517)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,903 (±247)	17,635 (±473)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,879 (±$12,276)	$45,698 (±$6,898)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,750 (±$8,501)	$99,454 (±$4,308)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Pennsville, the renter share is lower than in Salem County (29.0%).

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

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

In Salem County, Pennsville ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 91 of 252.

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

How renting in Pennsville 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	25.6% (±3.8 points)	21.1% (±3.7 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,014 (±$137)	$1,252 (±$112)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,043 (±$6,731)	$76,032 (±$5,869)	+13.4%	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 Pennsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pennsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pennsville	—	21.1% (±3.7 points)	—
New Castle	3.8 mi	36.6% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Carneys Point	4.3 mi	41.0% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Carneys Point Township	4.4 mi	38.3% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Mannington Township	4.9 mi	11.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Wilmington Manor	5.2 mi	25.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Salem	5.7 mi	65.3% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Penns Grove Borough	5.7 mi	65.0% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Wilmington	6.3 mi	52.0% (±2.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mannington Township, NJ (11.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Castle, DE (36.6%), Carneys Point, NJ (41.0%), Carneys Point Township, NJ (38.3%).

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

Households that rent across Salem County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Carneys Point	41.0% (±6.6 points)
2	Pennsville	21.1% (±3.7 points)
3	Alloway	9.0% (±10.5 points)
4	Auburn	1.1% (±1.7 points)
5	Olivet	0.0% (±8.5 points)

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

It lies inside Pennsville 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 Pennsville

How many renters are there in Pennsville?

Pennsville has an estimated 1,043 (±198) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pennsville?

In Pennsville, the share of households that rent went from 25.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pennsville?

A renting household in Pennsville has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pennsville?

The median renting household in Pennsville, NJ has an income of $37,879 (±$12,276) a year, against $87,750 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 Pennsville CDP, New Jersey (place:57840, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.