What percentage of people rent in Commack, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Commack, NY, 2020–2024
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6.3% (±1.2 points) of the occupied homes in Commack, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 733 renting households against 10,907 that own their home.

In Commack, the share of households that rent went from 8.0% in 2015–2019 to 6.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.3% (±1.2 points)
Renting households: 733 (±146)
Median renter income: $100,809 (±$40,018)

Who rents and who owns in Commack

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Commack	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.3% (±1.2 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	733 (±146)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,907 (±335)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$100,809 (±$40,018)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$176,594 (±$11,258)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Commack, the renter share is lower 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, Commack ranks 97 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 355 of 414.

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

How renting in Commack 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	8.0% (±1.2 points)	6.3% (±1.2 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,839 (±$116)	$2,665 (±$141)	+44.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$138,098 (±$5,529)	$169,792 (±$10,084)	+23.0%	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 Commack

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Commack
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Commack	—	6.3% (±1.2 points)	—
Elwood	2.9 mi	5.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Northport	3.2 mi	11.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kings Park	3.6 mi	16.8% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Smithtown (community)	3.6 mi	11.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Dix Hills	4.0 mi	4.1% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Hauppauge	4.1 mi	14.7% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Greenlawn	4.5 mi	17.0% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Fort Salonga	4.7 mi	1.1% (±1.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dix Hills, NY (4.1%), Fort Salonga, NY (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kings Park, NY (16.8%), Smithtown (community), NY (11.4%), 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
91 (tie)	Mount Sinai	7.4% (±3.8 points)
91 (tie)	Westhampton	7.4% (±4.5 points)
93 (tie)	Bridgehampton	7.2% (±8.9 points)
93 (tie)	Eatons Neck	7.2% (±6.7 points)
95	Cutchogue	7.0% (±4.3 points)
96	Cold Spring Harbor	6.5% (±4.6 points)
97 (tie)	Commack	6.3% (±1.2 points)
97 (tie)	Water Mill	6.3% (±5.6 points)
99	Wading River	5.4% (±4.3 points)
100	Elwood	5.2% (±3.4 points)
101 (tie)	West Hills	5.0% (±3.7 points)
101 (tie)	West Islip	5.0% (±1.6 points)
103	Jamesport	4.8% (±6.7 points)

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

Commack 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 Smithtown, 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 Commack

How many renters are there in Commack?

Commack has an estimated 733 (±146) renting households, 6.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Commack?

In Commack, the share of households that rent went from 8.0% in 2015–2019 to 6.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Commack?

A renting household in Commack has 2.5 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Commack?

The median renting household in Commack, NY has an income of $100,809 (±$40,018) a year, against $176,594 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 Commack CDP, New York (place:17530, 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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