What percentage of people rent in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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33.0% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,292 renting households against 2,618 that own their home.

In Wood-Ridge Borough, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.0% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 1,292 (±268)
Median renter income: $97,105 (±$52,280)

Who rents and who owns in Wood-Ridge Borough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wood-Ridge Borough	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.0% (±6.1 points)	34.7% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,292 (±268)	123,102 (±2,634)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,618 (±230)	232,025 (±2,535)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,105 (±$52,280)	$74,953 (±$1,923)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,798 (±$18,126)	$160,914 (±$2,251)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Wood-Ridge Borough, the renter share is not measurably different from Bergen County (34.7%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (36.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bergen County, Wood-Ridge Borough ranks 24 of 70 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 172 of 564.

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

How renting in Wood-Ridge Borough 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	29.4% (±5.9 points)	33.0% (±6.1 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,779 (±$256)	$1,878 (±$158)	+5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$110,625 (±$11,858)	$136,108 (±$19,259)	+23.0%	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 Wood-Ridge Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wood-Ridge Borough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wood-Ridge Borough	—	33.0% (±6.1 points)	—
Wallington Borough	1.0 mi	62.5% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Hasbrouck Heights Borough	1.1 mi	32.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Teterboro Borough	1.5 mi	100.0% (±55.9 points)	Higher
Moonachie Borough	1.7 mi	22.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lodi Borough	1.9 mi	57.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Carlstadt Borough	2.1 mi	37.3% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Passaic	2.3 mi	76.2% (±1.9 points)	Higher
South Hackensack Township	2.3 mi	49.7% (±10.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wallington Borough, NJ (62.5%), Teterboro Borough, NJ (100.0%), Lodi Borough, NJ (57.6%).

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

Households that rent across Bergen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Lyndhurst Township	40.4% (±4.8 points)
19	Ridgefield Park Village	39.9% (±5.1 points)
20	New Milford Borough	38.6% (±4.0 points)
21	Carlstadt Borough	37.3% (±10.6 points)
22	Westwood Borough	37.1% (±6.2 points)
23	Rutherford Borough	35.7% (±4.2 points)
24	Wood-Ridge Borough	33.0% (±6.1 points)
25	Bogota Borough	32.6% (±7.1 points)
26	Hasbrouck Heights Borough	32.3% (±6.2 points)
27	Saddle Brook Township	31.5% (±5.7 points)
28	Maywood Borough	30.9% (±5.0 points)
29	Leonia Borough	30.1% (±4.6 points)
30	Bergenfield Borough	29.4% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 70 places in Bergen 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 Wood-Ridge Borough

How many renters are there in Wood-Ridge Borough?

Wood-Ridge Borough has an estimated 1,292 (±268) renting households, 33.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wood-Ridge Borough?

In Wood-Ridge Borough, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wood-Ridge Borough?

A renting household in Wood-Ridge Borough has 1.8 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wood-Ridge Borough?

The median renting household in Wood-Ridge Borough, NJ has an income of $97,105 (±$52,280) a year, against $141,798 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 Wood-Ridge borough, Bergen County, New Jersey (county subdivision:82570, in state:34 county:003).

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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