What percentage of people rent in Plainsboro Center, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Plainsboro Center, NJ, 2020–2024
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65.6% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Plainsboro Center, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 958 renting households against 503 that own their home.

In Plainsboro Center, the share of households that rent went from 67.5% in 2015–2019 to 65.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 65.6% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 958 (±270)
Median renter income: $114,242 (±$14,716)

Who rents and who owns in Plainsboro Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plainsboro Center	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	65.6% (±10.3 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	958 (±270)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	503 (±145)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$114,242 (±$14,716)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$183,393 (±$66,887)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Plainsboro Center, the renter share is higher than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Plainsboro Center ranks 4 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 252.

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

How renting in Plainsboro Center 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	67.5% (±9.6 points)	65.6% (±10.3 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,636 (±$94)	$2,099 (±$154)	+28.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$102,833 (±$24,267)	$119,317 (±$4,561)	+16.0%	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 Plainsboro Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plainsboro Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plainsboro Center	—	65.6% (±10.3 points)	—
Princeton Meadows	1.4 mi	62.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton Junction	1.7 mi	18.0% (±7.7 points)	Lower
West Windsor Township	3.4 mi	34.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Monmouth Junction	3.6 mi	35.9% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Kingston	3.7 mi	34.2% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Cranbury	4.0 mi	22.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Cranbury Township	4.0 mi	14.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Heathcote	4.2 mi	20.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Princeton Junction, NJ (18.0%), West Windsor Township, NJ (34.8%), Monmouth Junction, NJ (35.9%).

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
1	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	100.0% (±61.7 points)
2	Keasbey	80.0% (±9.3 points)
3	Madison Park	67.3% (±4.3 points)
4	Plainsboro Center	65.6% (±10.3 points)
5	Princeton Meadows	62.4% (±5.1 points)
6	Avenel	47.7% (±6.5 points)
7	Woodbridge	47.4% (±4.9 points)
8	Hopelawn	37.5% (±15.4 points)
9	Monmouth Junction	35.9% (±4.6 points)
10	Iselin	34.7% (±4.3 points)

Showing 10 of 32 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro Center

How many renters are there in Plainsboro Center?

Plainsboro Center has an estimated 958 (±270) renting households, 65.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plainsboro Center?

In Plainsboro Center, the share of households that rent went from 67.5% in 2015–2019 to 65.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plainsboro Center?

A renting household in Plainsboro Center has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plainsboro Center?

The median renting household in Plainsboro Center, NJ has an income of $114,242 (±$14,716) a year, against $183,393 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 Plainsboro Center CDP, New Jersey (place:59285, 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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