What percentage of people rent in Central Islip, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Central Islip, NY, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Central Islip, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,085 renting households against 7,460 that own their home.

In Central Islip, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 2,085 (±358)
Median renter income: $52,208 (±$11,002)

Who rents and who owns in Central Islip

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Central Islip	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±3.7 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,085 (±358)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,460 (±598)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.2 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,208 (±$11,002)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,177 (±$8,556)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Suffolk County, Central Islip ranks 25 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 162 of 414.

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

How renting in Central Islip 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	31.3% (±3.0 points)	21.8% (±3.7 points)	−9.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,690 (±$87)	$2,071 (±$247)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,458 (±$6,916)	$113,707 (±$6,569)	+52.7%	Up 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 Central Islip

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Central Islip
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Central Islip	—	21.8% (±3.7 points)	—
Village of Islandia	2.0 mi	4.0% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Islip Terrace	2.3 mi	8.0% (±4.1 points)	Lower
North Great River	2.5 mi	17.5% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hauppauge	2.8 mi	14.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Bohemia	3.1 mi	15.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Islip (community)	3.9 mi	15.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
North Bay Shore	3.9 mi	16.2% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ronkonkoma	3.9 mi	18.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Islandia, NY (4.0%), Islip Terrace, NY (8.0%), Hauppauge, NY (14.7%).

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
19	Springs	25.3% (±8.2 points)
20	East Moriches	24.7% (±5.6 points)
21	West Babylon	24.1% (±3.5 points)
22	Port Jefferson Station	23.8% (±6.3 points)
23	Sayville	22.6% (±4.1 points)
24	Huntington Station	22.1% (±4.0 points)
25	Central Islip	21.8% (±3.7 points)
26	Montauk	21.3% (±6.5 points)
27	East Quogue	21.2% (±8.4 points)
28	Holbrook	20.4% (±2.8 points)
29	Copiague	20.3% (±3.9 points)
30	Bayport	20.2% (±4.4 points)
31	Setauket	20.0% (±10.6 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Central Islip 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 Central Islip

How many renters are there in Central Islip?

Central Islip has an estimated 2,085 (±358) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Central Islip?

In Central Islip, the share of households that rent went from 31.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Central Islip?

A renting household in Central Islip has 3.4 people on average, against 4.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Central Islip?

The median renting household in Central Islip, NY has an income of $52,208 (±$11,002) a year, against $128,177 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 Central Islip CDP, New York (place:13552, 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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