What percentage of people rent in Toms River, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Toms River, NJ, 2020–2024
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18.1% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Toms River, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 6,547 renting households against 29,529 that own their home.

In Toms River, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 6,547 (±669)
Median renter income: $67,416 (±$7,559)

Who rents and who owns in Toms River

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Toms River	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±1.7 points)	19.3% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	6,547 (±669)	46,969 (±1,727)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	29,529 (±894)	196,874 (±2,083)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,416 (±$7,559)	$58,423 (±$2,802)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,400 (±$5,386)	$100,587 (±$1,633)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Toms River, the renter share is not measurably different from Ocean County (19.3%).

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

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

In Ocean County, Toms River ranks 6 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 252.

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

How renting in Toms River 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	20.7% (±1.6 points)	18.1% (±1.7 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,410 (±$52)	$1,731 (±$73)	+22.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,889 (±$3,222)	$100,137 (±$4,352)	+25.3%	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 Toms River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Toms River
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Toms River	—	18.1% (±1.7 points)	—
Leisure Village East	3.3 mi	4.7% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Leisure Village	3.4 mi	34.6% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Silver Ridge	3.4 mi	10.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Lake Park	3.8 mi	13.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Holiday City South	3.8 mi	10.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
South Toms River Borough	4.0 mi	22.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Beach Borough	4.2 mi	5.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Island Heights Borough	4.3 mi	6.0% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leisure Village East, NJ (4.7%), Holiday City South, NJ (10.5%), Pine Beach Borough, NJ (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Leisure Village, NJ (34.6%).

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

Households that rent across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lakewood	60.9% (±3.4 points)
2	New Egypt	41.7% (±16.9 points)
3	Leisure Village	34.6% (±8.6 points)
4	Manahawkin	20.1% (±10.5 points)
5	Barnegat	19.4% (±9.2 points)
6	Toms River	18.1% (±1.7 points)
7	Waretown	17.2% (±16.0 points)
8	Dover Beaches North	16.5% (±8.8 points)
9	Pine Lake Park	13.4% (±5.2 points)
10	Leisure Village West	12.3% (±8.2 points)
11	Mystic Island	12.2% (±4.1 points)
12	North Beach Haven	11.5% (±5.9 points)

Showing 12 of 27 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Toms River 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 Toms River

How many renters are there in Toms River?

Toms River has an estimated 6,547 (±669) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Toms River?

In Toms River, the share of households that rent went from 20.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Toms River?

A renting household in Toms River has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Toms River?

The median renting household in Toms River, NJ has an income of $67,416 (±$7,559) a year, against $109,400 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 Toms River CDP, New Jersey (place:73110, 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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