What percentage of people rent in Gordon Heights, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Gordon Heights, NY, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Gordon Heights, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 210 renting households against 962 that own their home.

In Gordon Heights, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.9% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 210 (±92)
Median renter income: $25,049 (±$12,416)

Who rents and who owns in Gordon Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gordon Heights	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.9% (±8.3 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	210 (±92)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	962 (±211)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.4)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,049 (±$12,416)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,470 (±$8,397)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Gordon Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from 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, Gordon Heights ranks 40 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 203 of 414.

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

How renting in Gordon Heights 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	30.6% (±10.8 points)	17.9% (±8.3 points)	−12.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,828 (±$405)	$2,667 (±$163)	+45.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$92,548 (±$22,785)	$106,828 (±$26,676)	+15.4%	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 Gordon Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gordon Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gordon Heights	—	17.9% (±8.3 points)	—
Middle Island	2.1 mi	30.8% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Coram	2.6 mi	30.8% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Yaphank	2.8 mi	27.9% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Medford	3.1 mi	11.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Farmingville	4.4 mi	19.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Selden	4.4 mi	15.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ridge	4.9 mi	10.5% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Bellport	5.4 mi	34.8% (±5.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middle Island, NY (30.8%), Coram, NY (30.8%), North Bellport, NY (34.8%).

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
34	Oakdale	18.8% (±5.7 points)
35	North Lindenhurst	18.6% (±4.7 points)
36	Mastic Beach	18.4% (±4.5 points)
37 (tie)	Noyack	18.1% (±9.2 points)
37 (tie)	Ronkonkoma	18.1% (±3.9 points)
39	Hampton Bays	18.0% (±5.8 points)
40	Gordon Heights	17.9% (±8.3 points)
41	Southold (community)	17.8% (±6.8 points)
42	Northwest Harbor	17.7% (±14.0 points)
43	North Great River	17.5% (±5.9 points)
44	Miller Place	17.3% (±11.1 points)
45	Greenlawn	17.0% (±3.5 points)
46	Kings Park	16.8% (±3.7 points)

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

Gordon Heights 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 Brookhaven, 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 Gordon Heights

How many renters are there in Gordon Heights?

Gordon Heights has an estimated 210 (±92) renting households, 17.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gordon Heights?

In Gordon Heights, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gordon Heights?

A renting household in Gordon Heights has 3.6 people on average, against 3.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gordon Heights?

The median renting household in Gordon Heights, NY has an income of $25,049 (±$12,416) a year, against $110,470 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 Gordon Heights CDP, New York (place:29509, 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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