What percentage of people rent in East Meadow, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in East Meadow, NY, 2020–2024
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10.5% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in East Meadow, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,244 renting households against 10,552 that own their home.

In East Meadow, the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.5% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 1,244 (±255)
Median renter income: $67,263 (±$22,985)

Who rents and who owns in East Meadow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Meadow	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.5% (±2.1 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,244 (±255)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,552 (±584)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,263 (±$22,985)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$142,699 (±$9,931)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In East Meadow, 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, East Meadow ranks 30 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 303 of 414.

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

How renting in East Meadow 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	13.8% (±2.4 points)	10.5% (±2.1 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$2,144 (±$593)	$2,890 (±$360)	+34.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$106,409 (±$7,155)	$133,971 (±$7,325)	+25.9%	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 East Meadow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Meadow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Meadow	—	10.5% (±2.1 points)	—
Salisbury (community)	1.8 mi	8.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Uniondale	1.9 mi	30.3% (±4.5 points)	Higher
North Merrick	2.2 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
North Bellmore	2.3 mi	9.7% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Levittown	2.4 mi	7.7% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Cassel	2.8 mi	39.7% (±5.7 points)	Higher
North Wantagh	2.9 mi	5.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Roosevelt	3.1 mi	23.4% (±8.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Merrick, NY (5.4%), North Wantagh, NY (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Uniondale, NY (30.3%), New Cassel, NY (39.7%), Roosevelt, NY (23.4%).

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
24	Locust Valley	13.9% (±6.0 points)
25	University Gardens	13.5% (±5.4 points)
26	Baldwin (community)	13.4% (±3.0 points)
27	Woodbury (community)	12.8% (±3.0 points)
28	Bellerose Terrace	11.4% (±9.0 points)
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)

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

East Meadow 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 East Meadow

How many renters are there in East Meadow?

East Meadow has an estimated 1,244 (±255) renting households, 10.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Meadow?

In East Meadow, the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 10.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in East Meadow?

A renting household in East Meadow has 2.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Meadow?

The median renting household in East Meadow, NY has an income of $67,263 (±$22,985) a year, against $142,699 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 East Meadow CDP, New York (place:22502, 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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