What percentage of people rent in Bellmore, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Bellmore, NY, 2020–2024
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8.9% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Bellmore, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 471 renting households against 4,849 that own their home.

In Bellmore, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.9% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 471 (±160)
Median renter income: $112,994 (±$98,330)

Who rents and who owns in Bellmore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bellmore	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.9% (±3.0 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	471 (±160)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,849 (±368)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$112,994 (±$98,330)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$168,542 (±$18,923)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Bellmore, the renter share is lower than in Nassau County (18.1%).

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

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

In Nassau County, Bellmore ranks 35 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 322 of 414.

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

How renting in Bellmore 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	12.1% (±3.0 points)	8.9% (±3.0 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,617 (±$879)	$2,160 (±$979)	+33.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$136,684 (±$9,175)	$161,674 (±$8,076)	+18.3%	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 Bellmore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bellmore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bellmore	—	8.9% (±3.0 points)	—
Wantagh	1.0 mi	4.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Merrick	1.4 mi	3.4% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Seaford	1.8 mi	7.1% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
North Bellmore	2.2 mi	9.7% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Wantagh	2.4 mi	5.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
North Merrick	2.6 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Massapequa	2.9 mi	3.2% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Village of Freeport	3.1 mi	29.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wantagh, NY (4.7%), Merrick, NY (3.4%), North Wantagh, NY (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Freeport, NY (29.1%).

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

Households that rent across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
29	Roslyn Heights	10.8% (±5.8 points)
30 (tie)	East Meadow	10.5% (±2.1 points)
30 (tie)	Glen Head	10.5% (±4.1 points)
32	East Massapequa	10.4% (±3.5 points)
33	North Bellmore	9.7% (±3.8 points)
34	West Hempstead	9.4% (±2.3 points)
35	Bellmore	8.9% (±3.0 points)
36	Bethpage	8.8% (±2.8 points)
37 (tie)	North Valley Stream	8.6% (±3.9 points)
37 (tie)	Salisbury (community)	8.6% (±3.6 points)
39	Woodmere	8.2% (±2.5 points)
40	Levittown	7.7% (±1.9 points)
41 (tie)	Manhasset Hills	7.6% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bellmore 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 Hempstead, 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 Bellmore

How many renters are there in Bellmore?

Bellmore has an estimated 471 (±160) renting households, 8.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bellmore?

In Bellmore, the share of households that rent went from 12.1% in 2015–2019 to 8.9% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bellmore?

A renting household in Bellmore has 2.1 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bellmore?

The median renting household in Bellmore, NY has an income of $112,994 (±$98,330) a year, against $168,542 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 Bellmore CDP, New York (place:05738, 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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