How many renters in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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70.3% (±25.7 points) of renting households in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 70.3% (±25.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.6% (±21.3 points)
Median share of income: 35.9% (±5.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Upper Deerfield Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Upper Deerfield Township	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	20.7% (±12.1 points)	7.1%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.0% (±2.0 points)	12.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±8.6 points)	12.4%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.0% (±9.7 points)	12.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.7% (±14.4 points)	10.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	53.6% (±21.3 points)	45.6%	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.

Upper Deerfield Township against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Deerfield Township	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	70.3% (±25.7 points)	56.1% (±4.7 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.6% (±21.3 points)	45.6% (±4.2 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.9% (±5.3 points)	32.9% (±1.8 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,009 (±$5,117)	$39,965 (±$5,780)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,516 (±$743)	$1,282 (±$38)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Upper Deerfield Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cumberland County (56.1%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Cumberland County, Upper Deerfield Township ranks 2 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 48 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 Upper Deerfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Deerfield Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Upper Deerfield Township	—	70.3% (±25.7 points)	—
Rosenhayn	4.4 mi	15.2% (±47.6 points)	Lower
West Park	4.5 mi	70.7% (±41.3 points)	Not measurably different
Shiloh Borough	4.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeton	4.6 mi	52.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	5.1 mi	59.6% (±39.6 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township	5.2 mi	44.5% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gouldtown	5.7 mi	52.1% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pittsgrove Township	5.8 mi	80.5% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rosenhayn, NJ (15.2%).

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 Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Maurice River Township	73.2% (±39.7 points)
2	Upper Deerfield Township	70.3% (±25.7 points)
3	Stow Creek Township	63.0% (±72.5 points)
4	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	59.6% (±39.6 points)
5	Commercial Township	58.7% (±25.9 points)
6	Millville	58.3% (±9.5 points)
7	Vineland	57.0% (±8.3 points)
8	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	52.8% (±15.8 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Deerfield Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Seabrook Farms, Silver Lake (Cumberland County), Sunset Lake.

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 Upper Deerfield Township

Are renters in Upper Deerfield Township rent-burdened?

70.3% of renting households in Upper Deerfield Township 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 Upper Deerfield Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ spends 35.9% (±5.3 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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