What percentage of people rent in Smithville, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Smithville, NJ, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Smithville, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,065 renting households against 3,815 that own their home.

In Smithville, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,065 (±272)
Median renter income: $49,506 (±$15,477)

Who rents and who owns in Smithville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Smithville	Atlantic County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±5.0 points)	31.3% (±1.1 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,065 (±272)	34,276 (±1,309)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,815 (±467)	75,281 (±1,322)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,506 (±$15,477)	$43,528 (±$2,389)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,133 (±$11,361)	$97,395 (±$2,734)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Smithville, the renter share is lower than in Atlantic County (31.3%).

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

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

In Atlantic County, Smithville ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 88 of 252.

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

How renting in Smithville 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	20.4% (±5.6 points)	21.8% (±5.0 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,198 (±$114)	$1,507 (±$163)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,010 (±$8,618)	$77,579 (±$7,296)	+27.2%	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 Smithville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Smithville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Smithville	—	21.8% (±5.0 points)	—
Port Republic	2.8 mi	4.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Absecon Highlands	3.6 mi	18.7% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pomona	4.2 mi	19.7% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Absecon	5.0 mi	20.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cologne	6.9 mi	40.0% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mystic Island	7.1 mi	12.2% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Pleasantville	7.6 mi	52.0% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Brigantine	7.8 mi	23.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Republic, NJ (4.2%), Mystic Island, NJ (12.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pleasantville, NJ (52.0%).

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

Households that rent across Atlantic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	McKee City	40.4% (±7.0 points)
2	Cologne	40.0% (±19.1 points)
3	Dorothy	27.4% (±19.5 points)
4	Mays Landing	23.3% (±7.6 points)
5	Smithville	21.8% (±5.0 points)
6	Pomona	19.7% (±7.8 points)
7	Absecon Highlands	18.7% (±11.0 points)
8	Sweetwater	6.9% (±11.5 points)
9	English Creek	5.5% (±4.2 points)
10	Bargaintown	4.5% (±4.1 points)
11 (tie)	Collings Lakes	0.0% (±5.9 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Atlantic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Galloway Township, 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 Smithville

How many renters are there in Smithville?

Smithville has an estimated 1,065 (±272) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Smithville?

In Smithville, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Smithville?

A renting household in Smithville has 2.1 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Smithville?

The median renting household in Smithville, NJ has an income of $49,506 (±$15,477) a year, against $83,133 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 Smithville CDP, New Jersey (place:68190, 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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