What percentage of people rent in Brooklyn, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Brooklyn, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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18.3% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Brooklyn, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 558 renting households against 2,484 that own their home.

In Brooklyn, the share of households that rent went from 26.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 558 (±145)
Median renter income: $40,313 (±$22,345)

Who rents and who owns in Brooklyn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brooklyn	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±4.3 points)	22.7% (±1.4 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	558 (±145)	8,959 (±561)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,484 (±167)	30,453 (±595)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,313 (±$22,345)	$51,311 (±$6,154)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,179 (±$19,050)	$104,896 (±$3,737)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Brooklyn, the renter share is not measurably different from Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.7%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Brooklyn ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 169.

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

How renting in Brooklyn 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	26.6% (±6.3 points)	18.3% (±4.3 points)	−8.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,007 (±$115)	$1,125 (±$98)	+11.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,047 (±$10,044)	$96,207 (±$15,043)	+26.5%	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 Brooklyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brooklyn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brooklyn	—	18.3% (±4.3 points)	—
Wauregan	3.4 mi	39.4% (±17.8 points)	Higher
Hampton	5.5 mi	10.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Pomfret	5.6 mi	19.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	6.3 mi	28.4% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Moosup	6.4 mi	27.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Canterbury	7.0 mi	11.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield	7.1 mi	26.4% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Plainfield Village	7.9 mi	50.2% (±14.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hampton, CT (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wauregan, CT (39.4%), Killingly, CT (28.4%), Plainfield, CT (26.4%).

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

Households that rent across Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Putnam	40.2% (±5.1 points)
2	Killingly	28.4% (±4.3 points)
3	Plainfield	26.4% (±4.2 points)
4	Ashford	23.2% (±6.7 points)
5	Pomfret	19.5% (±7.4 points)
6	Sterling	18.9% (±8.4 points)
7	Brooklyn	18.3% (±4.3 points)
8	Chaplin	17.1% (±8.1 points)
9	Woodstock	16.9% (±5.0 points)
10	Voluntown	16.5% (±9.5 points)
11	Eastford	16.0% (±5.5 points)
12	Thompson	15.7% (±4.9 points)
13	Canterbury	11.3% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Brooklyn include the places inside it that have pages of their own: East Brooklyn.

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 Brooklyn

How many renters are there in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn has an estimated 558 (±145) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brooklyn?

In Brooklyn, the share of households that rent went from 26.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Brooklyn?

A renting household in Brooklyn has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brooklyn?

The median renting household in Brooklyn, CT has an income of $40,313 (±$22,345) a year, against $115,179 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 Brooklyn town, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut (county subdivision:09190, in state:09 county:150).

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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