How many renters in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.6% (±19.5 points) of renting households in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.6% (±19.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.0% (±10.3 points)
Median share of income: 32.0% (±1.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lake Ronkonkoma

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Ronkonkoma	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	7.1% (±4.6 points)	10.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.6% (±6.9 points)	10.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.9% (±4.4 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.9% (±5.4 points)	9.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	31.6% (±16.5 points)	9.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	31.0% (±10.3 points)	49.0%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Lake Ronkonkoma against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Ronkonkoma	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.6% (±19.5 points)	58.8% (±1.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.0% (±10.3 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.0% (±1.3 points)	34.5% (±0.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$73,804 (±$5,180)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,170 (±$154)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Lake Ronkonkoma, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Suffolk County (58.8%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Suffolk County, Lake Ronkonkoma ranks 41 of 111 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 112 of 407.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Lake Ronkonkoma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Ronkonkoma
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Ronkonkoma	—	62.6% (±19.5 points)	—
Village of Lake Grove	1.9 mi	67.9% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ronkonkoma	1.9 mi	53.8% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Nesconset	2.3 mi	66.9% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
Centereach	3.1 mi	64.8% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Holbrook	3.4 mi	41.2% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Islandia	3.4 mi	61.5% (±41.1 points)	Not measurably different
St. James	3.8 mi	63.7% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Holtsville	3.8 mi	60.6% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
35	North Great River	64.6% (±21.3 points)
36	Central Islip	63.8% (±11.2 points)
37	St. James	63.7% (±27.7 points)
38 (tie)	Kings Park	63.5% (±16.0 points)
38 (tie)	Tuckahoe (community)	63.5% (±32.0 points)
40	Gordon Heights	62.9% (±42.6 points)
41	Lake Ronkonkoma	62.6% (±19.5 points)
42	North Sea	61.4% (±29.9 points)
43	Mastic	60.7% (±24.4 points)
44	Holtsville	60.6% (±14.6 points)
45 (tie)	Bay Shore	60.1% (±9.6 points)
45 (tie)	Copiague	60.1% (±16.2 points)
45 (tie)	Medford	60.1% (±18.6 points)

Showing 13 of 111 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Ronkonkoma 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Ronkonkoma

Are renters in Lake Ronkonkoma rent-burdened?

62.6% of renting households in Lake Ronkonkoma pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Lake Ronkonkoma spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY spends 32.0% (±1.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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