What percentage of people rent in Wayne Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Wayne Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Wayne Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,922 renting households against 14,419 that own their home.

In Wayne Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 3,922 (±552)
Median renter income: $76,692 (±$22,287)

Who rents and who owns in Wayne Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wayne Township	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±2.8 points)	46.9% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,922 (±552)	83,966 (±1,532)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	14,419 (±590)	94,970 (±1,482)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,692 (±$22,287)	$51,907 (±$1,513)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$171,514 (±$9,330)	$129,820 (±$3,218)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Wayne Township, 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, Wayne Township ranks 12 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 286 of 564.

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

How renting in Wayne 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	20.5% (±1.5 points)	21.4% (±2.8 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,672 (±$66)	$2,164 (±$86)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$123,204 (±$4,926)	$153,056 (±$8,248)	+24.2%	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 Wayne Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wayne Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wayne Township	—	21.4% (±2.8 points)	—
Haledon Borough	3.0 mi	52.4% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Totowa Borough	3.2 mi	26.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pequannock Township	3.3 mi	17.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Haledon Borough	3.4 mi	6.3% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Lincoln Park Borough	3.4 mi	20.8% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pompton Plains	3.6 mi	18.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Prospect Park Borough	3.7 mi	58.0% (±10.7 points)	Higher
Singac	4.2 mi	23.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Haledon Borough, NJ (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Haledon Borough, NJ (52.4%), Prospect Park Borough, NJ (58.0%).

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
6	Woodland Park Borough	37.0% (±5.9 points)
7	Hawthorne Borough	30.9% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)	Bloomingdale Borough	28.8% (±7.1 points)
8 (tie)	Little Falls Township	28.8% (±4.8 points)
10	Totowa Borough	26.4% (±8.1 points)
11	Wanaque Borough	21.9% (±6.0 points)
12	Wayne Township	21.4% (±2.8 points)
13	Pompton Lakes Borough	19.6% (±6.7 points)
14	West Milford Township	11.3% (±2.4 points)
15	North Haledon Borough	6.3% (±3.2 points)
16	Ringwood Borough	3.8% (±2.0 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Passaic County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wayne Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Packanack Lake, Pines Lake, Preakness, William Paterson University of New Jersey.

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 Wayne Township

How many renters are there in Wayne Township?

Wayne Township has an estimated 3,922 (±552) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wayne Township?

In Wayne Township, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wayne Township?

A renting household in Wayne Township has 2.1 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wayne Township?

The median renting household in Wayne Township, NJ has an income of $76,692 (±$22,287) a year, against $171,514 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 Wayne township, Passaic County, New Jersey (county subdivision:77840, in state:34 county:031).

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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