What percentage of people rent in Mastic Beach, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Mastic Beach, NY, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Mastic Beach, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 970 renting households against 4,307 that own their home.

In Mastic Beach, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 970 (±211)
Median renter income: $37,431 (±$23,642)

Who rents and who owns in Mastic Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mastic Beach	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±4.5 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	970 (±211)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,307 (±577)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±0.8)	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	$37,431 (±$23,642)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,282 (±$10,614)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Mastic Beach, 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, Mastic Beach ranks 36 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 196 of 414.

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

How renting in Mastic Beach 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	25.0% (±5.8 points)	18.4% (±4.5 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,829 (±$164)	$2,428 (±$177)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,137 (±$8,700)	$111,493 (±$5,705)	+54.6%	Up 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 Mastic Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mastic Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mastic Beach	—	18.4% (±4.5 points)	—
Poospatuck Reservation	1.6 mi	29.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Moriches	2.8 mi	50.9% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Shirley	2.8 mi	7.8% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Mastic	3.1 mi	14.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Center Moriches	3.1 mi	7.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Brookhaven (community)	3.8 mi	11.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Moriches	5.1 mi	24.7% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bellport	5.6 mi	9.9% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shirley, NY (7.8%), Center Moriches, NY (7.5%), Village of Bellport, NY (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moriches, NY (50.9%).

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
30	Bayport	20.2% (±4.4 points)
31	Setauket	20.0% (±10.6 points)
32	Farmingville	19.3% (±5.0 points)
33	Aquebogue	19.1% (±13.1 points)
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)

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

Mastic Beach 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 Mastic Beach

How many renters are there in Mastic Beach?

Mastic Beach has an estimated 970 (±211) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mastic Beach?

In Mastic Beach, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mastic Beach?

A renting household in Mastic Beach has 3.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mastic Beach?

The median renting household in Mastic Beach, NY has an income of $37,431 (±$23,642) a year, against $117,282 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 Mastic Beach CDP, New York (place:46085, 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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