What percentage of people rent in Wantage Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Wantage Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wantage Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 731 renting households against 3,359 that own their home.

In Wantage Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.9% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 731 (±282)
Median renter income: $58,450 (±$23,439)

Who rents and who owns in Wantage Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wantage Township	Sussex County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.9% (±6.3 points)	16.3% (±1.0 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	731 (±282)	9,401 (±577)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,359 (±226)	48,366 (±720)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,450 (±$23,439)	$61,606 (±$4,703)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,377 (±$12,532)	$128,019 (±$3,672)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Wantage Township, the renter share is not measurably different from Sussex County (16.3%).

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

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

In Sussex County, Wantage Township ranks 9 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 332 of 564.

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

How renting in Wantage 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	10.1% (±2.9 points)	17.9% (±6.3 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,204 (±$293)	$1,437 (±$199)	+19.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$96,964 (±$12,720)	$99,599 (±$8,967)	+2.7%	Down 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 Wantage Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wantage Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wantage Township	—	17.9% (±6.3 points)	—
Sussex Borough	3.3 mi	63.6% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Village of Unionville	5.0 mi	37.4% (±18.4 points)	Higher
Montague Township	5.4 mi	18.8% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Minisink	6.9 mi	16.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon Valley	7.7 mi	0.0% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Hamburg Borough	7.8 mi	29.5% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon Center	8.0 mi	28.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Frankford Township	8.2 mi	8.7% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Vernon Valley, NJ (0.0%), Frankford Township, NJ (8.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sussex Borough, NJ (63.6%), Village of Unionville, NY (37.4%).

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

Households that rent across Sussex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Andover Borough	43.9% (±15.0 points)
4	Franklin Borough	43.8% (±8.8 points)
5	Newton Town	40.7% (±6.4 points)
6	Hamburg Borough	29.5% (±9.8 points)
7	Hardyston Township	20.3% (±5.6 points)
8	Montague Township	18.8% (±8.2 points)
9	Wantage Township	17.9% (±6.3 points)
10	Stanhope Borough	13.9% (±6.4 points)
11	Hampton Township	13.5% (±4.2 points)
12	Hopatcong Borough	12.9% (±2.9 points)
13	Sparta Township	12.6% (±3.1 points)
14	Lafayette Township	12.0% (±5.1 points)
15	Ogdensburg Borough	10.4% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Sussex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Wantage Township

How many renters are there in Wantage Township?

Wantage Township has an estimated 731 (±282) renting households, 17.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wantage Township?

In Wantage Township, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Wantage Township?

A renting household in Wantage Township has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wantage Township?

The median renting household in Wantage Township, NJ has an income of $58,450 (±$23,439) a year, against $111,377 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 Wantage township, Sussex County, New Jersey (county subdivision:76790, in state:34 county:037).

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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