What percentage of people rent in East Brooklyn, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in East Brooklyn, CT, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±11.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Brooklyn, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 238 renting households against 667 that own their home.

In East Brooklyn, the share of households that rent went from 56.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−29.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±11.9 points)
Renting households: 238 (±110)
Median renter income: $29,813 (±$5,799)

Who rents and who owns in East Brooklyn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Brooklyn	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±11.9 points)	22.7% (±1.4 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	238 (±110)	8,959 (±561)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	667 (±168)	30,453 (±595)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,813 (±$5,799)	$51,311 (±$6,154)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,645 (±$25,830)	$104,896 (±$3,737)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

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

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, East Brooklyn ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 61 of 132.

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

How renting in East 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	56.1% (±13.5 points)	26.3% (±11.9 points)	−29.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$821 (±$227)	$1,061 (±$474)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,315 (±$34,886)	$73,698 (±$29,005)	+52.5%	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 East Brooklyn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Brooklyn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Brooklyn	—	26.3% (±11.9 points)	—
Wauregan	2.9 mi	39.4% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Killingly	3.9 mi	28.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Moosup	5.4 mi	27.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pomfret	6.2 mi	19.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield	6.8 mi	26.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling	7.8 mi	18.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield Village	8.1 mi	50.2% (±14.8 points)	Higher
Hampton	8.2 mi	10.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Plainfield Village, CT (50.2%).

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	Plainfield Village	50.2% (±14.8 points)
2	South Woodstock	49.5% (±19.0 points)
3	Putnam (community)	49.3% (±5.9 points)
4	Wauregan	39.4% (±17.8 points)
5	Moosup	27.5% (±9.4 points)
6	North Grosvenor Dale	27.4% (±20.9 points)
7	East Brooklyn	26.3% (±11.9 points)
8	Quinebaug	3.0% (±5.6 points)

East Brooklyn is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Brooklyn, whose figures include it.

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 East Brooklyn

How many renters are there in East Brooklyn?

East Brooklyn has an estimated 238 (±110) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Brooklyn?

In East Brooklyn, the share of households that rent went from 56.1% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−29.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East Brooklyn?

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

How much do renters earn in East Brooklyn?

The median renting household in East Brooklyn, CT has an income of $29,813 (±$5,799) a year, against $96,645 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 East Brooklyn CDP, Connecticut (place:21160, in state:09).

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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