county benchmark · New Jersey
Rent as share of income, 2017-2021
Across 21 counties in New Jersey. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 28.2 % |
| 25th | 29.0 % |
| Median | 30.8 % |
| 75th | 32.4 % |
| 90th percentile | 35.8 % |
Highest counties
Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | 37.1 % | 34.1 % – 40.1 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Cape May County | 36.6 % | 33.3 % – 39.9 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Ocean County | 35.8 % | 34.4 % – 37.2 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Salem County | 35.4 % | 33.1 % – 37.7 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Atlantic County | 34.2 % | 33.1 % – 35.3 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Camden County | 32.4 % | 31.6 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Essex County | 32.3 % | 31.7 % – 32.9 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Passaic County | 32.3 % | 31.4 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Gloucester County | 31.6 % | 30.2 % – 33.0 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Monmouth County | 31.6 % | 30.5 % – 32.7 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Sussex County | 30.8 % | 28.0 % – 33.6 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Union County | 30.4 % | 29.4 % – 31.4 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Mercer County | 30.2 % | 29.1 % – 31.3 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Burlington County | 29.6 % | 28.6 % – 30.6 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Somerset County | 29.1 % | 28.3 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Bergen County | 29.0 % | 28.4 % – 29.6 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Warren County | 28.8 % | 26.9 % – 30.7 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Middlesex County | 28.5 % | 27.9 % – 29.1 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Hunterdon County | 28.2 % | 26.5 % – 29.9 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Hudson County | 27.9 % | 27.5 % – 28.3 % | evidence → |
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