What percentage of people rent in Ridgewood Village, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Ridgewood Village, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.5% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ridgewood Village, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,556 renting households against 7,347 that own their home.

In Ridgewood Village, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 1,556 (±245)
Median renter income: $110,000 (±$39,421)

Who rents and who owns in Ridgewood Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ridgewood Village	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±3.0 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,556 (±245)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,347 (±495)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$110,000 (±$39,421)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$230,139 (±$19,633)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Ridgewood Village, the renter share is lower than in Bergen County (34.7%).

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

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

In Bergen County, Ridgewood Village ranks 49 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 337 of 564.

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

How renting in Ridgewood Village 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	21.9% (±2.7 points)	17.5% (±3.0 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$2,026 (±$176)	$2,499 (±$347)	+23.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$184,355 (±$16,399)	$208,211 (±$17,735)	+12.9%	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 Ridgewood Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgewood Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ridgewood Village	—	17.5% (±3.0 points)	—
Ho-Ho-Kus Borough	1.5 mi	7.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Glen Rock Borough	1.6 mi	9.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Midland Park Borough	1.7 mi	27.4% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Waldwick Borough	2.3 mi	12.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Washington Township (Bergen County)	2.6 mi	3.0% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Hawthorne Borough	2.9 mi	30.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Saddle River Borough	3.1 mi	15.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wyckoff Township	3.1 mi	7.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ho-Ho-Kus Borough, NJ (7.5%), Glen Rock Borough, NJ (9.8%), Waldwick Borough, NJ (12.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Midland Park Borough, NJ (27.4%), Hawthorne Borough, NJ (30.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
42 (tie)	Ramsey Borough	20.8% (±3.8 points)
44	Montvale Borough	20.0% (±6.4 points)
45	Park Ridge Borough	19.0% (±5.1 points)
46	Mahwah Township	18.9% (±2.9 points)
47	Allendale Borough	18.6% (±7.9 points)
48	Closter Borough	18.5% (±4.9 points)
49	Ridgewood Village	17.5% (±3.0 points)
50	Paramus Borough	17.4% (±3.5 points)
51	Englewood Cliffs Borough	16.5% (±5.8 points)
52	Saddle River Borough	15.9% (±8.6 points)
53	Woodcliff Lake Borough	13.7% (±5.7 points)
54	Waldwick Borough	12.1% (±3.7 points)
55	Franklin Lakes Borough	11.1% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Ridgewood Village

How many renters are there in Ridgewood Village?

Ridgewood Village has an estimated 1,556 (±245) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ridgewood Village?

In Ridgewood Village, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ridgewood Village?

A renting household in Ridgewood Village has 2.6 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ridgewood Village?

The median renting household in Ridgewood Village, NJ has an income of $110,000 (±$39,421) a year, against $230,139 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 Ridgewood village, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:63000, in state:34 county:003).

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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