How many renters in Port Monmouth, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Port Monmouth, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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84.5% (±21.8 points) of renting households in Port Monmouth, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

79.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 45.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 84.5% (±21.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 79.5% (±19.7 points)
Median share of income: 45.9% (±6.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Monmouth

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Monmouth	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	5.7% (±8.7 points)	11.0%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.7% (±10.1 points)	11.8%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±14.0 points)	13.5%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.0% (±8.1 points)	11.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.0% (±9.4 points)	8.3%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	79.5% (±19.7 points)	44.4%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Port Monmouth against Monmouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Monmouth	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	84.5% (±21.8 points)	52.7% (±2.1 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	79.5% (±19.7 points)	44.4% (±1.8 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	45.9% (±6.9 points)	31.6% (±1.1 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,866 (±$21,682)	$62,592 (±$3,372)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,156 (±$89)	$1,827 (±$30)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Port Monmouth, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Monmouth County (52.7%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (51.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Monmouth County, Port Monmouth ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 237.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Port Monmouth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Monmouth
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Monmouth	—	84.5% (±21.8 points)	—
North Middletown	1.0 mi	71.5% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Belford	1.2 mi	0.0% (±73.5 points)	Lower
Leonardo	2.4 mi	74.2% (±35.8 points)	Not measurably different
Keansburg Borough	3.1 mi	49.6% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Hazlet Township	3.6 mi	52.4% (±16.5 points)	Lower
Union Beach Borough	3.8 mi	80.3% (±40.3 points)	Not measurably different
Atlantic Highlands Borough	4.5 mi	41.3% (±15.3 points)	Lower
Fairview	4.9 mi	57.9% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belford, NJ (0.0%), Keansburg Borough, NJ (49.6%), Hazlet Township, NJ (52.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Port Monmouth	84.5% (±21.8 points)
2	Yorketown	82.0% (±66.4 points)
3	Leonardo	74.2% (±35.8 points)
4	North Middletown	71.5% (±24.3 points)
5	East Freehold	68.4% (±41.3 points)
6	Wanamassa	66.4% (±37.6 points)
7	Strathmore	66.0% (±25.2 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Middletown Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Port Monmouth

Are renters in Port Monmouth rent-burdened?

84.5% of renting households in Port Monmouth pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Port Monmouth spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Monmouth, NJ spends 45.9% (±6.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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