What percentage of people rent in Bay Shore, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Bay Shore, NY, 2020–2024
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37.5% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Bay Shore, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,696 renting households against 6,150 that own their home.

In Bay Shore, the share of households that rent went from 37.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.5% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 3,696 (±476)
Median renter income: $54,247 (±$12,765)

Who rents and who owns in Bay Shore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bay Shore	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.5% (±4.0 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,696 (±476)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,150 (±484)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,247 (±$12,765)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$146,111 (±$16,435)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Bay Shore, the renter share is higher than in Suffolk County (17.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

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

In Suffolk County, Bay Shore ranks 3 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 414.

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

How renting in Bay Shore 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	37.1% (±4.0 points)	37.5% (±4.0 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,442 (±$98)	$2,063 (±$114)	+43.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$80,341 (±$8,058)	$105,618 (±$12,523)	+31.5%	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 Bay Shore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bay Shore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bay Shore	—	37.5% (±4.0 points)	—
Village of Brightwaters	1.1 mi	3.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Islip (community)	1.8 mi	15.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
West Bay Shore	2.0 mi	4.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
North Bay Shore	2.2 mi	16.2% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Baywood	2.7 mi	13.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
West Islip	3.0 mi	5.0% (±1.6 points)	Lower
East Islip	3.3 mi	10.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Islip Terrace	3.6 mi	8.0% (±4.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Brightwaters, NY (3.6%), Islip (community), NY (15.1%), West Bay Shore, NY (4.6%).

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

Households that rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Moriches	50.9% (±7.7 points)
2	Riverhead (community)	39.1% (±7.3 points)
3	Bay Shore	37.5% (±4.0 points)
4	Tuckahoe (community)	37.4% (±13.9 points)
5	North Amityville	36.5% (±6.9 points)
6	North Bellport	34.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Flanders	34.4% (±10.8 points)
8	Great River	33.1% (±8.9 points)
9	East Farmingdale	32.9% (±7.0 points)

Showing 9 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside the Town of Islip, 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 Bay Shore

How many renters are there in Bay Shore?

Bay Shore has an estimated 3,696 (±476) renting households, 37.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bay Shore?

In Bay Shore, the share of households that rent went from 37.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bay Shore?

A renting household in Bay Shore has 2.3 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bay Shore?

The median renting household in Bay Shore, NY has an income of $54,247 (±$12,765) a year, against $146,111 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 Bay Shore CDP, New York (place:04935, in state:36).

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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