What percentage of people rent in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,035 renting households against 4,669 that own their home.

In Lake Ronkonkoma, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 2,035 (±524)
Median renter income: $73,804 (±$5,180)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Ronkonkoma

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Ronkonkoma	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±5.9 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,035 (±524)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,669 (±298)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,804 (±$5,180)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,783 (±$13,467)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Lake Ronkonkoma, the renter share is higher than in Suffolk County (17.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Suffolk County, Lake Ronkonkoma ranks 12 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 93 of 414.

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

How renting in Lake Ronkonkoma 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	25.8% (±3.0 points)	30.4% (±5.9 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,693 (±$131)	$2,170 (±$154)	+28.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$95,080 (±$3,840)	$101,633 (±$10,614)	+6.9%	Down 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 Ronkonkoma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Ronkonkoma
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Ronkonkoma	—	30.4% (±5.9 points)	—
Village of Lake Grove	1.9 mi	22.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ronkonkoma	1.9 mi	18.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Nesconset	2.3 mi	16.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Centereach	3.1 mi	13.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Holbrook	3.4 mi	20.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Village of Islandia	3.4 mi	4.0% (±3.0 points)	Lower
St. James	3.8 mi	12.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Holtsville	3.8 mi	13.5% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ronkonkoma, NY (18.1%), Nesconset, NY (16.3%), Centereach, NY (13.5%).

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
6	North Bellport	34.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Flanders	34.4% (±10.8 points)
8	Great River	33.1% (±8.9 points)
9	East Farmingdale	32.9% (±7.0 points)
10 (tie)	Coram	30.8% (±3.3 points)
10 (tie)	Middle Island	30.8% (±5.8 points)
12	Lake Ronkonkoma	30.4% (±5.9 points)
13	Riverside (community)	28.3% (±11.3 points)
14	Yaphank	27.9% (±10.7 points)
15	Terryville	26.7% (±6.7 points)
16	East Patchogue	26.6% (±3.8 points)
17	Greenport West	26.1% (±11.1 points)
18	East Hampton North	25.4% (±9.1 points)

Showing 13 of 112 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Ronkonkoma

How many renters are there in Lake Ronkonkoma?

Lake Ronkonkoma has an estimated 2,035 (±524) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Ronkonkoma?

In Lake Ronkonkoma, the share of households that rent went from 25.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Ronkonkoma?

A renting household in Lake Ronkonkoma has 1.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Ronkonkoma?

The median renting household in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY has an income of $73,804 (±$5,180) a year, against $116,783 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 Ronkonkoma CDP, New York (place:40838, 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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