What percentage of people rent in Route 7 Gateway, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Route 7 Gateway, CT, 2020–2024
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50.7% (±15.4 points) of the occupied homes in Route 7 Gateway, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 209 renting households against 203 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.7% (±15.4 points)
Renting households: 209 (±89)
Median renter income: $85,574 (±$47,353)

Who rents and who owns in Route 7 Gateway

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Route 7 Gateway	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.7% (±15.4 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	209 (±89)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	203 (±84)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.9)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$85,574 (±$47,353)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$193,375 (±$34,654)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Route 7 Gateway, the renter share is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

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

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Route 7 Gateway ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 132.

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

Households that rent in places near Route 7 Gateway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Route 7 Gateway
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Route 7 Gateway	—	50.7% (±15.4 points)	—
Lakes East	1.2 mi	0.0% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Lakes West	2.3 mi	0.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Ridgefield (community)	3.5 mi	28.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Ridgebury	4.1 mi	9.4% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Bethel (community)	4.3 mi	36.5% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Redding	4.4 mi	8.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Danbury	5.5 mi	46.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel	5.7 mi	24.8% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lakes East, CT (0.0%), Lakes West, CT (0.0%), Ridgefield (community), CT (28.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Byram	53.9% (±10.9 points)
2	Route 7 Gateway	50.7% (±15.4 points)
3	Greenwich (community)	45.9% (±4.5 points)
4	Wilton Center	41.0% (±8.9 points)
5	New Milford (community)	40.3% (±6.8 points)
6	Bethel (community)	36.5% (±5.7 points)
7	New Canaan (community)	33.8% (±7.1 points)
8	Cos Cob	33.3% (±7.9 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Route 7 Gateway is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Ridgefield, 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 Route 7 Gateway

How many renters are there in Route 7 Gateway?

Route 7 Gateway has an estimated 209 (±89) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Route 7 Gateway?

A renting household in Route 7 Gateway has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Route 7 Gateway?

The median renting household in Route 7 Gateway, CT has an income of $85,574 (±$47,353) a year, against $193,375 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 Route 7 Gateway CDP, Connecticut (place:65685, 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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