How many renters in Prospect Park Borough, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Prospect Park Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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72.2% (±10.3 points) of renting households in Prospect Park Borough, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

71.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 46.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 72.2% (±10.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 71.2% (±10.2 points)
Median share of income: 46.0% (±6.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Prospect Park Borough

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Prospect Park Borough	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	15.7% (±9.7 points)	11.8%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.4% (±6.2 points)	10.9%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±4.0 points)	11.8%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.6% (±4.3 points)	8.4%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.0% (±1.6 points)	8.6%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	71.2% (±10.2 points)	48.4%	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.

Prospect Park Borough against Passaic County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prospect Park Borough	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	72.2% (±10.3 points)	57.0% (±1.8 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	71.2% (±10.2 points)	48.4% (±1.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	46.0% (±6.1 points)	34.1% (±0.9 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,786 (±$17,880)	$51,907 (±$1,513)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,647 (±$165)	$1,621 (±$17)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Prospect Park Borough, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Passaic County (57.0%).

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

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

In Passaic County, Prospect Park Borough ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 560.

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 Prospect Park Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prospect Park Borough
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Prospect Park Borough	—	72.2% (±10.3 points)	—
Haledon Borough	0.8 mi	59.0% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hawthorne Borough	1.3 mi	47.8% (±9.9 points)	Lower
North Haledon Borough	1.6 mi	73.6% (±34.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paterson	1.9 mi	59.3% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Preakness	2.7 mi	51.5% (±11.7 points)	Lower
Glen Rock Borough	2.8 mi	56.3% (±28.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fair Lawn Borough	3.0 mi	59.1% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Totowa Borough	3.6 mi	60.2% (±32.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hawthorne Borough, NJ (47.8%), Paterson, NJ (59.3%), Preakness, NJ (51.5%).

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 Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	North Haledon Borough	73.6% (±34.3 points)
2	Prospect Park Borough	72.2% (±10.3 points)
3	Totowa Borough	60.2% (±32.5 points)
4	Paterson	59.3% (±2.9 points)
5	Haledon Borough	59.0% (±15.9 points)
6	West Milford Township	58.5% (±16.5 points)
7	Passaic	57.7% (±3.9 points)
8	Clifton	57.6% (±5.3 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Prospect Park Borough

Are renters in Prospect Park Borough rent-burdened?

72.2% of renting households in Prospect Park Borough 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 Prospect Park Borough spend on rent?

The median renting household in Prospect Park Borough, NJ spends 46.0% (±6.1 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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