What percentage of people rent in Six Mile Run, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Six Mile Run, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.4% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Six Mile Run, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 384 renting households against 840 that own their home.

In Six Mile Run, the share of households that rent went from 48.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.4% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 384 (±164)
Median renter income: $120,500 (±$53,972)

Who rents and who owns in Six Mile Run

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Six Mile Run	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.4% (±9.9 points)	25.7% (±0.9 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	384 (±164)	33,615 (±1,269)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	840 (±168)	97,187 (±1,176)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$120,500 (±$53,972)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$171,116 (±$65,328)	$170,007 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Six Mile Run, the renter share is not measurably different from Somerset County (25.7%).

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

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

In Somerset County, Six Mile Run ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 55 of 252.

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

How renting in Six Mile Run 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	48.6% (±15.0 points)	31.4% (±9.9 points)	−17.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,629 (±$310)	$2,145 (±$382)	+31.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,591 (±$39,677)	$140,379 (±$42,561)	+62.1%	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 Six Mile Run

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Six Mile Run
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Six Mile Run	—	31.4% (±9.9 points)	—
Franklin Park	1.8 mi	44.3% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Middlebush	2.2 mi	1.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Voorhees	2.3 mi	50.8% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Brunswick Township	3.2 mi	42.9% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Somerset	3.2 mi	27.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blackwells Mills	3.5 mi	4.9% (±3.6 points)	Lower
East Franklin	3.7 mi	51.7% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Millstone Borough	3.8 mi	10.1% (±5.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Middlebush, NJ (1.3%), Blackwells Mills, NJ (4.9%), Millstone Borough, NJ (10.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Franklin Park, NJ (44.3%), North Brunswick Township, NJ (42.9%), East Franklin, NJ (51.7%).

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

Households that rent across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Voorhees	50.8% (±17.1 points)
3	Franklin Park	44.3% (±6.0 points)
4	Finderne	40.3% (±8.8 points)
5	Belle Mead	36.2% (±8.5 points)
6	Kingston	34.2% (±15.2 points)
7	Liberty Corner	31.7% (±12.1 points)
8	Six Mile Run	31.4% (±9.9 points)
9	Neshanic Station	27.9% (±9.4 points)
10	Bedminster	27.7% (±10.7 points)
11	Somerset	27.1% (±4.1 points)
12	Franklin Center	25.5% (±6.1 points)
13	Green Knoll	21.2% (±5.8 points)
14	Hillsborough	20.1% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Franklin Township (Somerset County), 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 Six Mile Run

How many renters are there in Six Mile Run?

Six Mile Run has an estimated 384 (±164) renting households, 31.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Six Mile Run?

In Six Mile Run, the share of households that rent went from 48.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Six Mile Run?

A renting household in Six Mile Run has 2.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Six Mile Run?

The median renting household in Six Mile Run, NJ has an income of $120,500 (±$53,972) a year, against $171,116 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 Six Mile Run CDP, New Jersey (place:67820, 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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