What percentage of people rent in Whippany, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Whippany, NJ, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±2.9 points) of the occupied homes in Whippany, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 471 renting households against 3,230 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±2.9 points)
Renting households: 471 (±107)
Median renter income: $72,467 (±$24,799)

Who rents and who owns in Whippany

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whippany	Morris County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±2.9 points)	25.7% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	471 (±107)	49,683 (±1,568)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,230 (±303)	143,562 (±1,613)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,467 (±$24,799)	$79,949 (±$4,109)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,038 (±$15,677)	$165,144 (±$2,794)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Whippany, the renter share is lower than in Morris County (25.7%).

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

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

In Morris County, Whippany ranks 16 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 148 of 252.

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

Households that rent in places near Whippany

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whippany
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Whippany	—	12.7% (±2.9 points)	—
Cedar Knolls	1.9 mi	41.1% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Troy Hills	2.2 mi	7.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	2.5 mi	40.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Parsippany	2.8 mi	51.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
East Hanover Township	2.9 mi	7.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Morris Plains Borough	3.1 mi	28.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Florham Park Borough	3.5 mi	30.2% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Morristown Town	3.6 mi	63.3% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Troy Hills, NJ (7.2%), East Hanover Township, NJ (7.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cedar Knolls, NJ (41.1%), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, NJ (40.4%), Parsippany, NJ (51.6%).

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

Households that rent across Morris County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Mount Hope	16.9% (±9.0 points)
11	Stirling	16.4% (±8.5 points)
12	Landing	14.6% (±7.8 points)
13 (tie)	Ledgewood	13.5% (±5.3 points)
13 (tie)	Oak Ridge	13.5% (±4.6 points)
15	Kenvil	13.1% (±13.7 points)
16	Whippany	12.7% (±2.9 points)
17	Brookside	10.9% (±10.1 points)
18	Millington	10.5% (±5.3 points)
19	Lake Hopatcong	8.3% (±3.1 points)
20	White Meadow Lake	8.2% (±4.6 points)
21	Long Valley	7.9% (±5.7 points)
22	Mount Tabor	7.3% (±9.4 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Morris County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Whippany is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Hanover 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 Whippany

How many renters are there in Whippany?

Whippany has an estimated 471 (±107) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Whippany?

A renting household in Whippany has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Whippany?

The median renting household in Whippany, NJ has an income of $72,467 (±$24,799) a year, against $159,038 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 Whippany CDP, New Jersey (place:80540, 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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