What percentage of people rent in Teaneck Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Teaneck Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Teaneck Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,086 renting households against 10,630 that own their home.

In Teaneck Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 3,086 (±387)
Median renter income: $89,016 (±$12,542)

Who rents and who owns in Teaneck Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Teaneck Township	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±2.6 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,086 (±387)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,630 (±560)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,016 (±$12,542)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$163,561 (±$12,951)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Teaneck Township, the renter share is lower than in Bergen County (34.7%).

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

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

In Bergen County, Teaneck Township ranks 38 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 275 of 564.

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

How renting in Teaneck 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	27.3% (±2.3 points)	22.5% (±2.6 points)	−4.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,483 (±$79)	$1,832 (±$108)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$111,821 (±$8,901)	$144,075 (±$9,736)	+28.8%	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 Teaneck Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Teaneck Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Teaneck Township	—	22.5% (±2.6 points)	—
Bogota Borough	1.5 mi	32.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Hackensack	1.8 mi	63.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Englewood	2.0 mi	45.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Leonia Borough	2.2 mi	30.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Bergenfield Borough	2.3 mi	29.4% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Ridgefield Park Village	2.5 mi	39.9% (±5.1 points)	Higher
South Hackensack Township	2.6 mi	49.7% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Maywood Borough	2.9 mi	30.9% (±5.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bogota Borough, NJ (32.6%), Hackensack, NJ (63.4%), Englewood, NJ (45.5%).

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
32	Midland Park Borough	27.4% (±8.1 points)
33	Dumont Borough	27.3% (±4.5 points)
34	River Edge Borough	23.8% (±4.5 points)
35	Northvale Borough	23.7% (±7.1 points)
36	Moonachie Borough	22.8% (±9.7 points)
37	Rochelle Park Township	22.6% (±7.2 points)
38	Teaneck Township	22.5% (±2.6 points)
39 (tie)	Cresskill Borough	21.9% (±5.4 points)
39 (tie)	Fair Lawn Borough	21.9% (±2.9 points)
41	Rockleigh Borough	21.3% (±15.1 points)
42 (tie)	Norwood Borough	20.8% (±7.2 points)
42 (tie)	Ramsey Borough	20.8% (±3.8 points)
44	Montvale Borough	20.0% (±6.4 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 Teaneck Township

How many renters are there in Teaneck Township?

Teaneck Township has an estimated 3,086 (±387) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Teaneck Township?

In Teaneck Township, the share of households that rent went from 27.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Teaneck Township?

A renting household in Teaneck Township has 2.4 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Teaneck Township?

The median renting household in Teaneck Township, NJ has an income of $89,016 (±$12,542) a year, against $163,561 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 Teaneck township, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:72360, 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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