What percentage of people rent in Spotswood Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Spotswood Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Spotswood Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 458 renting households against 2,849 that own their home.

In Spotswood Borough, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.8% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 458 (±166)
Median renter income: $29,022 (±$9,907)

Who rents and who owns in Spotswood Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spotswood Borough	Middlesex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.8% (±4.6 points)	36.4% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	458 (±166)	111,894 (±2,016)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,849 (±234)	195,888 (±2,110)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,022 (±$9,907)	$76,035 (±$2,019)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,515 (±$8,760)	$139,193 (±$2,081)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Spotswood Borough, the renter share is lower than in Middlesex County (36.4%).

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

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

In Middlesex County, Spotswood Borough ranks 24 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 391 of 564.

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

How renting in Spotswood Borough 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	22.6% (±4.2 points)	13.8% (±4.6 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$938 (±$57)	$1,079 (±$236)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,074 (±$12,471)	$105,060 (±$15,063)	+31.2%	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 Spotswood Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spotswood Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spotswood Borough	—	13.8% (±4.6 points)	—
Helmetta Borough	1.9 mi	36.5% (±6.6 points)	Higher
East Brunswick Township	2.6 mi	20.0% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Old Bridge	3.2 mi	26.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
South River Borough	3.7 mi	34.4% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Jamesburg Borough	4.0 mi	28.0% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Milltown Borough	4.5 mi	17.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Old Bridge Township	4.5 mi	29.6% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Forsgate	5.0 mi	1.5% (±2.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forsgate, NJ (1.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Helmetta Borough, NJ (36.5%), East Brunswick Township, NJ (20.0%), Old Bridge, NJ (26.1%).

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

Households that rent across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Metuchen Borough	25.4% (±3.2 points)
19	South Brunswick Township	23.1% (±2.3 points)
20	East Brunswick Township	20.0% (±2.3 points)
21	Milltown Borough	17.6% (±9.4 points)
22	Cranbury Township	14.5% (±5.2 points)
23	South Plainfield Borough	14.1% (±2.3 points)
24	Spotswood Borough	13.8% (±4.6 points)
25	Monroe Township (Middlesex County)	8.9% (±1.9 points)

Showing 8 of 25 places in Middlesex 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 Spotswood Borough

How many renters are there in Spotswood Borough?

Spotswood Borough has an estimated 458 (±166) renting households, 13.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spotswood Borough?

In Spotswood Borough, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 13.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Spotswood Borough?

A renting household in Spotswood Borough has 1.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spotswood Borough?

The median renting household in Spotswood Borough, NJ has an income of $29,022 (±$9,907) a year, against $116,515 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 Spotswood borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:69810, in state:34 county:023).

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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