What percentage of people rent in Pilesgrove Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Pilesgrove Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Pilesgrove Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 200 renting households against 1,265 that own their home.

In Pilesgrove Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.7% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 200 (±83)

Who rents and who owns in Pilesgrove Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pilesgrove Township	Salem County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.7% (±5.8 points)	29.0% (±1.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	200 (±83)	7,211 (±517)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,265 (±153)	17,635 (±473)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±1.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$45,698 (±$6,898)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$158,480 (±$10,619)	$99,454 (±$4,308)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Pilesgrove Township, 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, Pilesgrove Township ranks 10 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 394 of 564.

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

How renting in Pilesgrove 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	19.8% (±5.1 points)	13.7% (±5.8 points)	−6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,241 (±$196)	$1,450 (±$632)	+16.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$102,703 (±$11,947)	$158,281 (±$10,859)	+54.1%	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 Pilesgrove Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pilesgrove Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pilesgrove Township	—	13.7% (±5.8 points)	—
Woodstown Borough	3.6 mi	38.1% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Carneys Point Township	3.7 mi	38.3% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Oldmans Township	4.1 mi	13.1% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beckett	4.7 mi	2.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Mannington Township	4.8 mi	11.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woolwich Township	4.8 mi	19.4% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Carneys Point	5.1 mi	41.0% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Swedesboro Borough	5.4 mi	39.4% (±9.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beckett, NJ (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodstown Borough, NJ (38.1%), Carneys Point Township, NJ (38.3%), Carneys Point, NJ (41.0%).

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
4	Woodstown Borough	38.1% (±7.5 points)
5	Elmer Borough	32.4% (±8.3 points)
6	Quinton Township	23.5% (±6.9 points)
7	Lower Alloways Creek Township	22.7% (±8.1 points)
8	Pennsville Township	20.2% (±3.4 points)
9	Pittsgrove Township	15.0% (±6.2 points)
10	Pilesgrove Township	13.7% (±5.8 points)
11	Alloway Township	13.3% (±7.8 points)
12	Oldmans Township	13.1% (±6.0 points)
13 (tie)	Elsinboro Township	11.8% (±4.2 points)
13 (tie)	Mannington Township	11.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Upper Pittsgrove Township	8.9% (±5.2 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Salem County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Pilesgrove Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Auburn.

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 Pilesgrove Township

How many renters are there in Pilesgrove Township?

Pilesgrove Township has an estimated 200 (±83) renting households, 13.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pilesgrove Township?

In Pilesgrove Township, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pilesgrove Township?

A renting household in Pilesgrove Township has 3.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned 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 Pilesgrove township, Salem County, New Jersey (county subdivision:58530, in state:34 county:033).

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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