What percentage of people rent in Saddle Brook Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Saddle Brook Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Saddle Brook Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,743 renting households against 3,787 that own their home.

In Saddle Brook Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 1,743 (±318)
Median renter income: $89,909 (±$33,495)

Who rents and who owns in Saddle Brook Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Saddle Brook Township	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±5.7 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,743 (±318)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,787 (±382)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,909 (±$33,495)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$144,438 (±$21,354)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Saddle Brook Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Bergen County (34.7%).

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

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

In Bergen County, Saddle Brook Township ranks 27 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 184 of 564.

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

How renting in Saddle Brook 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	31.2% (±4.9 points)	31.5% (±5.7 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,700 (±$109)	$2,064 (±$104)	+21.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$106,776 (±$8,530)	$129,073 (±$11,371)	+20.9%	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 Saddle Brook Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saddle Brook Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Saddle Brook Township	—	31.5% (±5.7 points)	—
Rochelle Park Township	0.8 mi	22.6% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Park Borough	1.4 mi	42.5% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Maywood Borough	1.6 mi	30.9% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Garfield	1.8 mi	55.3% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Lodi Borough	1.8 mi	57.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Fair Lawn Borough	2.6 mi	21.9% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Hackensack	2.7 mi	63.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Hasbrouck Heights Borough	2.9 mi	32.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fair Lawn Borough, NJ (21.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elmwood Park Borough, NJ (42.5%), Garfield, NJ (55.3%), Lodi Borough, NJ (57.6%).

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
21	Carlstadt Borough	37.3% (±10.6 points)
22	Westwood Borough	37.1% (±6.2 points)
23	Rutherford Borough	35.7% (±4.2 points)
24	Wood-Ridge Borough	33.0% (±6.1 points)
25	Bogota Borough	32.6% (±7.1 points)
26	Hasbrouck Heights Borough	32.3% (±6.2 points)
27	Saddle Brook Township	31.5% (±5.7 points)
28	Maywood Borough	30.9% (±5.0 points)
29	Leonia Borough	30.1% (±4.6 points)
30	Bergenfield Borough	29.4% (±3.5 points)
31	Tenafly Borough	28.3% (±4.8 points)
32	Midland Park Borough	27.4% (±8.1 points)
33	Dumont Borough	27.3% (±4.5 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 Saddle Brook Township

How many renters are there in Saddle Brook Township?

Saddle Brook Township has an estimated 1,743 (±318) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Saddle Brook Township?

In Saddle Brook Township, the share of households that rent went from 31.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Saddle Brook Township?

A renting household in Saddle Brook Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Saddle Brook Township?

The median renting household in Saddle Brook Township, NJ has an income of $89,909 (±$33,495) a year, against $144,438 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 Saddle Brook township, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:65340, 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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