What percentage of people rent in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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22.8% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 634 renting households against 2,149 that own their home.

In Upper Deerfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.8% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 634 (±208)
Median renter income: $48,009 (±$5,117)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Deerfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Deerfield Township	Cumberland County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.8% (±6.6 points)	33.5% (±1.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	634 (±208)	17,999 (±967)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,149 (±205)	35,782 (±999)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,009 (±$5,117)	$39,965 (±$5,780)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,590 (±$17,474)	$86,723 (±$3,528)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Upper Deerfield Township, the renter share is lower than in Cumberland County (33.5%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Upper Deerfield Township ranks 5 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 272 of 564.

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

How renting in Upper Deerfield 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	23.8% (±6.4 points)	22.8% (±6.6 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$945 (±$240)	$1,516 (±$743)	+60.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,534 (±$17,044)	$82,946 (±$10,952)	+46.7%	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 Upper Deerfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Deerfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Deerfield Township	—	22.8% (±6.6 points)	—
Olivet	3.7 mi	0.0% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Rosenhayn	4.4 mi	16.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Park	4.5 mi	34.6% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Shiloh Borough	4.5 mi	5.3% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Bridgeton	4.6 mi	63.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	5.1 mi	16.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Deerfield Township	5.2 mi	15.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Gouldtown	5.7 mi	28.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Olivet, NJ (0.0%), Shiloh Borough, NJ (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bridgeton, NJ (63.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bridgeton	63.6% (±4.5 points)
2	Millville	35.9% (±4.3 points)
3	Vineland	30.1% (±2.8 points)
4	Commercial Township	29.3% (±10.6 points)
5	Upper Deerfield Township	22.8% (±6.6 points)
6	Fairfield Township (Cumberland County)	21.0% (±4.8 points)
7	Maurice River Township	20.5% (±9.7 points)
8	Hopewell Township (Cumberland County)	16.9% (±6.9 points)
9	Downe Township	15.7% (±6.1 points)
10	Deerfield Township	15.2% (±6.3 points)
11	Lawrence Township (Cumberland County)	10.2% (±4.6 points)

Showing 11 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Upper Deerfield Township

How many renters are there in Upper Deerfield Township?

Upper Deerfield Township has an estimated 634 (±208) renting households, 22.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Upper Deerfield Township?

In Upper Deerfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Upper Deerfield Township?

A renting household in Upper Deerfield Township has 1.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Deerfield Township?

The median renting household in Upper Deerfield Township, NJ has an income of $48,009 (±$5,117) a year, against $103,590 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 Upper Deerfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey (county subdivision:74870, in state:34 county:011).

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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