What percentage of people rent in Winfield Township, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Winfield Township, NJ, 2020–2024
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78.1% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Winfield Township, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 606 renting households against 170 that own their home.

In Winfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 71.9% in 2015–2019 to 78.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 78.1% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 606 (±102)
Median renter income: $63,457 (±$7,722)

Who rents and who owns in Winfield Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winfield Township	Union County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	78.1% (±6.3 points)	42.6% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	606 (±102)	86,672 (±1,707)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	170 (±49)	116,605 (±1,743)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,457 (±$7,722)	$64,756 (±$2,190)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,417 (±$32,260)	$148,703 (±$3,139)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Winfield Township, the renter share is higher than in Union County (42.6%).

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

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

In Union County, Winfield Township ranks 1 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 564.

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

How renting in Winfield 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	71.9% (±5.1 points)	78.1% (±6.3 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$880 (±$17)	$1,111 (±$20)	+26.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$66,588 (±$7,404)	$64,052 (±$8,690)	−3.8%	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 Winfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winfield Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Winfield Township	—	78.1% (±6.3 points)	—
Cranford Township	1.6 mi	22.5% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Cranford	1.7 mi	64.6% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clark Township	1.8 mi	23.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Roselle Borough	2.0 mi	45.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Rahway	2.0 mi	48.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Garwood Borough	2.1 mi	45.6% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Roselle Park Borough	2.4 mi	40.9% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Linden	2.9 mi	40.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cranford Township, NJ (22.5%), Clark Township, NJ (23.4%), Roselle Borough, NJ (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Winfield Township	78.1% (±6.3 points)
2	Elizabeth	74.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Plainfield	55.2% (±2.5 points)
4	Rahway	48.5% (±3.3 points)
5	Garwood Borough	45.6% (±8.3 points)
6	Roselle Borough	45.3% (±3.7 points)
7	Roselle Park Borough	40.9% (±5.1 points)

Showing 7 of 21 places in Union 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 Winfield Township

How many renters are there in Winfield Township?

Winfield Township has an estimated 606 (±102) renting households, 78.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Winfield Township?

In Winfield Township, the share of households that rent went from 71.9% in 2015–2019 to 78.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Winfield Township?

A renting household in Winfield Township has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Winfield Township?

The median renting household in Winfield Township, NJ has an income of $63,457 (±$7,722) a year, against $80,417 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 Winfield township, Union County, New Jersey (county subdivision:81650, in state:34 county:039).

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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