What percentage of people rent in Piscataway Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Piscataway Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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36.2% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Piscataway Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 6,392 renting households against 11,272 that own their home.

In Piscataway Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.2% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 6,392 (±615)
Median renter income: $95,147 (±$6,646)

Who rents and who owns in Piscataway Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Piscataway Township	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.2% (±2.9 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	6,392 (±615)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,272 (±489)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$95,147 (±$6,646)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$153,615 (±$13,659)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Piscataway Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Middlesex County (36.4%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (36.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Middlesex County, Piscataway Township ranks 12 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 154 of 564.

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

How renting in Piscataway 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	32.5% (±2.0 points)	36.2% (±2.9 points)	+3.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,644 (±$50)	$2,024 (±$109)	+23.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$99,925 (±$4,853)	$127,832 (±$6,354)	+27.9%	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 Piscataway Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piscataway Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Piscataway Township	—	36.2% (±2.9 points)	—
Middlesex Borough	2.8 mi	26.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Dunellen Borough	3.1 mi	38.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Plainfield Borough	3.1 mi	14.1% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Somerset	3.3 mi	27.1% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Highland Park Borough	3.5 mi	59.7% (±4.8 points)	Higher
South Bound Brook Borough	3.6 mi	42.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Franklin	3.6 mi	51.7% (±8.4 points)	Higher
New Brunswick	4.2 mi	78.6% (±2.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middlesex Borough, NJ (26.1%), South Plainfield Borough, NJ (14.1%), Somerset, NJ (27.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Highland Park Borough, NJ (59.7%), East Franklin, NJ (51.7%), New Brunswick, NJ (78.6%).

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
6	South Amboy	43.5% (±8.2 points)
7	North Brunswick Township	42.9% (±3.0 points)
8	Edison Township	39.4% (±1.7 points)
9	Dunellen Borough	38.6% (±9.2 points)
10	Sayreville Borough	37.0% (±2.9 points)
11	Helmetta Borough	36.5% (±6.6 points)
12	Piscataway Township	36.2% (±2.9 points)
13	South River Borough	34.4% (±5.2 points)
14	Woodbridge Township	34.0% (±2.3 points)
15	Old Bridge Township	29.6% (±2.1 points)
16	Jamesburg Borough	28.0% (±8.3 points)
17	Middlesex Borough	26.1% (±4.7 points)
18	Metuchen Borough	25.4% (±3.2 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Piscataway Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Rutgers University-Busch Campus, Rutgers University-Livingston Campus.

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 Piscataway Township

How many renters are there in Piscataway Township?

Piscataway Township has an estimated 6,392 (±615) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Piscataway Township?

In Piscataway Township, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Piscataway Township?

A renting household in Piscataway Township has 2.4 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Piscataway Township?

The median renting household in Piscataway Township, NJ has an income of $95,147 (±$6,646) a year, against $153,615 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 Piscataway township, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:59010, 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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