county benchmark · New Jersey
Rent as share of income, 2020-2024
Across 21 counties in New Jersey. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 28.9 % |
| 25th | 29.6 % |
| Median | 31.6 % |
| 75th | 32.8 % |
| 90th percentile | 33.5 % |
Highest counties
Ocean County leads reliably only from rank 6 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 6, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean County | 35.2 % | 33.8 % – 36.6 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Passaic County | 34.1 % | 33.2 % – 35.0 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Atlantic County | 33.5 % | 32.0 % – 35.0 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Cape May County | 32.9 % | 30.3 % – 35.5 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 32.9 % | 31.1 % – 34.7 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Essex County | 32.8 % | 32.1 % – 33.5 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Sussex County | 32.8 % | 30.5 % – 35.1 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Salem County | 32.5 % | 30.2 % – 34.8 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Camden County | 32.2 % | 31.2 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Gloucester County | 32.2 % | 30.9 % – 33.5 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Monmouth County | 31.6 % | 30.5 % – 32.7 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Burlington County | 31.2 % | 30.2 % – 32.2 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Union County | 30.8 % | 30.0 % – 31.6 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Bergen County | 30.5 % | 29.7 % – 31.3 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Mercer County | 30.0 % | 28.9 % – 31.1 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Somerset County | 29.6 % | 28.6 % – 30.6 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Hunterdon County | 29.1 % | 27.4 % – 30.8 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Middlesex County | 29.1 % | 28.5 % – 29.7 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Warren County | 28.9 % | 27.0 % – 30.8 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Hudson County | 28.5 % | 28.1 % – 28.9 % | evidence → |
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