What percentage of people rent in Lake Carmel, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Carmel, NY, 2020–2024
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14.1% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Carmel, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 394 renting households against 2,401 that own their home.

In Lake Carmel, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 14.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.1% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 394 (±165)
Median renter income: $47,696 (±$22,367)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Carmel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Carmel	Putnam County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.1% (±5.6 points)	16.2% (±1.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	394 (±165)	5,767 (±490)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,401 (±185)	29,778 (±598)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,696 (±$22,367)	$61,978 (±$7,949)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$133,750 (±$9,489)	$141,269 (±$4,879)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Lake Carmel, the renter share is not measurably different from Putnam County (16.2%).

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

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

In Putnam County, Lake Carmel ranks 4 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 244 of 414.

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

How renting in Lake Carmel 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	10.3% (±3.8 points)	14.1% (±5.6 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,808 (±$157)	$1,565 (±$222)	−13.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$89,360 (±$8,782)	$109,243 (±$27,162)	+22.3%	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 Lake Carmel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Carmel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Carmel	—	14.1% (±5.6 points)	—
Brewster Hill	4.1 mi	5.9% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Patterson	4.2 mi	18.7% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Heights	4.2 mi	0.0% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Carmel (community)	4.3 mi	25.0% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Town of Southeast	5.0 mi	21.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Village of Brewster	5.2 mi	78.7% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Putnam Lake	5.9 mi	3.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Town of Carmel	6.1 mi	14.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brewster Heights, NY (0.0%), Putnam Lake, NY (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carmel (community), NY (25.0%), Town of Southeast, NY (21.3%), Village of Brewster, NY (78.7%).

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

Households that rent across Putnam County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Carmel (community)	25.0% (±6.8 points)
2	Mahopac	19.2% (±6.5 points)
3	Peach Lake	15.1% (±10.0 points)
4	Lake Carmel	14.1% (±5.6 points)
5	Brewster Hill	5.9% (±6.7 points)
6	Putnam Lake	3.8% (±2.9 points)
7	Brewster Heights	0.0% (±10.3 points)

Lake Carmel 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 Kent, 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 Lake Carmel

How many renters are there in Lake Carmel?

Lake Carmel has an estimated 394 (±165) renting households, 14.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Carmel?

In Lake Carmel, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 14.1% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Carmel?

A renting household in Lake Carmel has 2.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Carmel?

The median renting household in Lake Carmel, NY has an income of $47,696 (±$22,367) a year, against $133,750 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 Lake Carmel CDP, New York (place:40398, 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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