What is the median rent in Thorofare, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Thorofare, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Thorofare, NJ is $1,915 (±$172) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 321 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,915 (±$172)
Rented homes: 321 (±112)
$2,000 or more: 41.8%

How much rent costs in Thorofare

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Thorofare	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±13.1 points)	6.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±13.1 points)	13.0%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	9.7% (±7.7 points)	29.1%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	48.6% (±18.3 points)	26.8%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	36.8% (±18.2 points)	15.4%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.0% (±8.0 points)	5.1%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±13.1 points)	4.4%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 48.6% of renting households.

41.8% of rented homes in Thorofare cost $2,000 or more a month.

Thorofare against Gloucester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thorofare	Gloucester County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$1,915 (±$172)	$1,531 (±$56)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	321 (±112)	21,471 (±942)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Thorofare, median gross rent is higher than in Gloucester County ($1,531).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Gloucester County, Thorofare ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 86 of 201.

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

Median gross rent in places near Thorofare

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thorofare
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Thorofare	—	$1,915 (±$172)	—
National Park Borough	1.1 mi	$1,355 (±$122)	Lower
Paulsboro Borough	2.4 mi	$976 (±$65)	Lower
Woodbury	2.8 mi	$990 (±$139)	Lower
Tinicum Township (Delaware County)	2.9 mi	$1,351 (±$294)	Lower
Westville Borough	3.7 mi	$1,171 (±$73)	Lower
Woodbury Heights Borough	3.8 mi	$1,325 (±$138)	Lower
Oak Valley	4.0 mi	$969 (±$839)	Lower
Brooklawn Borough	4.5 mi	$1,392 (±$161)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: National Park Borough, NJ ($1,355), Paulsboro Borough, NJ ($976), Woodbury, NJ ($990).

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

Median gross rent across Gloucester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Thorofare	$1,915 (±$172)
2	Franklinville	$1,646 (±$235)
3	Gibbstown	$1,391 (±$767)
4	Williamstown	$1,266 (±$363)
5	Malaga	$1,117 (±$643)
6	Oak Valley	$969 (±$839)
7	Mullica Hill	$965 (±$468)

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

It lies inside West Deptford 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 Thorofare

What is the average rent in Thorofare, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Thorofare is $1,915 (±$172) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Thorofare cost more than $2,000 a month?

41.8% of rented homes in Thorofare have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Thorofare higher than in Gloucester County?

In Thorofare, median gross rent is higher than in Gloucester County ($1,531).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Thorofare CDP, New Jersey (place:72810, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.