What percentage of people rent in Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 183 renting households against 1,144 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.8% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 183 (±94)
Median renter income: $84,801 (±$23,833)

Who rents and who owns in Upper Greenwood Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Greenwood Lake	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.8% (±6.8 points)	46.9% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	183 (±94)	83,966 (±1,532)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,144 (±132)	94,970 (±1,482)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$84,801 (±$23,833)	$51,907 (±$1,513)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,339 (±$29,625)	$129,820 (±$3,218)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Upper Greenwood Lake, the renter share is lower than in Passaic County (46.9%).

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

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

In Passaic County, Upper Greenwood Lake ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 138 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Upper Greenwood Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Greenwood Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Upper Greenwood Lake	—	13.8% (±6.8 points)	—
Hewitt	2.9 mi	5.9% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Lakes	4.5 mi	6.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Warwick	4.9 mi	42.2% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Town of Warwick	5.2 mi	20.8% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Greenwood Lake	5.3 mi	31.9% (±10.2 points)	Higher
Vernon Township	5.8 mi	8.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon Center	6.5 mi	28.1% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Vernon Valley	6.8 mi	0.0% (±8.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vernon Valley, NJ (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Warwick, NY (42.2%), Village of Greenwood Lake, NY (31.9%), Vernon Center, NJ (28.1%).

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

Households that rent across Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Preakness	29.4% (±3.8 points)
2	Singac	23.8% (±10.5 points)
3	Great Notch	22.7% (±6.5 points)
4	Newfoundland	16.0% (±11.1 points)
5	Upper Greenwood Lake	13.8% (±6.8 points)
6	Macopin	11.1% (±9.5 points)
7	Hewitt	5.9% (±5.0 points)
8	Packanack Lake	3.9% (±3.1 points)
9	Pines Lake	1.2% (±1.8 points)

Upper Greenwood Lake 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 Milford 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 Upper Greenwood Lake

How many renters are there in Upper Greenwood Lake?

Upper Greenwood Lake has an estimated 183 (±94) renting households, 13.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Upper Greenwood Lake?

A renting household in Upper Greenwood Lake has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Upper Greenwood Lake?

The median renting household in Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ has an income of $84,801 (±$23,833) a year, against $117,339 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 Greenwood Lake CDP, New Jersey (place:74930, 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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