How many renters in South Bound Brook Borough, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in South Bound Brook Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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69.2% (±15.4 points) of renting households in South Bound Brook Borough, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 43.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.2% (±15.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.2% (±14.5 points)
Median share of income: 43.9% (±20.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in South Bound Brook Borough

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	South Bound Brook Borough	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	14.5% (±11.9 points)	11.5%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.2% (±3.5 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.9% (±4.2 points)	13.7%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.1% (±8.3 points)	12.5%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.0% (±5.1 points)	8.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	64.2% (±14.5 points)	40.5%	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.

South Bound Brook Borough against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Bound Brook Borough	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.2% (±15.4 points)	49.0% (±3.0 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.2% (±14.5 points)	40.5% (±2.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	43.9% (±20.5 points)	29.6% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$56,667 (±$15,776)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,778 (±$179)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In South Bound Brook Borough, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Somerset County (49.0%).

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

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

In Somerset County, South Bound Brook Borough ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 57 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 South Bound Brook Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Bound Brook Borough
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
South Bound Brook Borough	—	69.2% (±15.4 points)	—
Bound Brook Borough	1.1 mi	65.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin Center	1.7 mi	26.1% (±17.7 points)	Lower
Middlesex Borough	2.1 mi	44.3% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Finderne	2.5 mi	46.5% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Weston	3.3 mi	100.0% (±110.3 points)	Not measurably different
Manville Borough	3.4 mi	50.2% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Somerset	3.5 mi	54.9% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Piscataway Township	3.6 mi	41.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franklin Center, NJ (26.1%), Middlesex Borough, NJ (44.3%), Piscataway Township, NJ (41.4%).

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 Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Peapack and Gladstone Borough	85.7% (±41.3 points)
2	South Bound Brook Borough	69.2% (±15.4 points)
3	Bound Brook Borough	65.4% (±10.6 points)
4	Watchung Borough	62.1% (±29.8 points)
5	North Plainfield Borough	56.0% (±10.7 points)
6	Montgomery Township	54.4% (±13.2 points)
7	Far Hills Borough	51.0% (±26.7 points)
8	Bedminster Township	50.5% (±12.4 points)

Showing 8 of 21 places in Somerset 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 South Bound Brook Borough

Are renters in South Bound Brook Borough rent-burdened?

69.2% of renting households in South Bound Brook 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 South Bound Brook Borough spend on rent?

The median renting household in South Bound Brook Borough, NJ spends 43.9% (±20.5 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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