What percentage of people rent in Plainview, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Plainview, NY, 2020–2024
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7.5% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Plainview, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 654 renting households against 8,094 that own their home.

In Plainview, the share of households that rent went from 9.8% in 2015–2019 to 7.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.5% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 654 (±185)

Who rents and who owns in Plainview

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plainview	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.5% (±2.1 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	654 (±185)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,094 (±449)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$199,706 (±$13,337)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Plainview, the renter share is lower than in Nassau County (18.1%).

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

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

In Nassau County, Plainview ranks 43 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 337 of 414.

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

How renting in Plainview 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	9.8% (±1.7 points)	7.5% (±2.1 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,566 (±$649)	$3,392 (±$619)	+116.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$146,853 (±$9,475)	$189,906 (±$15,111)	+29.3%	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 Plainview

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plainview
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plainview	—	7.5% (±2.1 points)	—
Old Bethpage	2.3 mi	7.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bethpage	2.3 mi	8.8% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury (community)	2.7 mi	12.8% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Syosset	2.8 mi	7.6% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hicksville	3.0 mi	14.5% (±2.7 points)	Higher
West Hills	3.3 mi	5.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Melville	3.4 mi	11.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Jericho	3.6 mi	20.4% (±4.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodbury (community), NY (12.8%), Hicksville, NY (14.5%), Melville, NY (11.9%).

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

Households that rent across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
37 (tie)	North Valley Stream	8.6% (±3.9 points)
37 (tie)	Salisbury (community)	8.6% (±3.6 points)
39	Woodmere	8.2% (±2.5 points)
40	Levittown	7.7% (±1.9 points)
41 (tie)	Manhasset Hills	7.6% (±6.8 points)
41 (tie)	Syosset	7.6% (±2.6 points)
43	Plainview	7.5% (±2.1 points)
44	Plainedge	7.3% (±3.3 points)
45	Old Bethpage	7.2% (±4.0 points)
46	Seaford	7.1% (±3.3 points)
47	Oceanside	6.8% (±2.0 points)
48	Albertson	6.0% (±5.2 points)
49 (tie)	Greenvale	5.4% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Plainview 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 Oyster Bay, 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 Plainview

How many renters are there in Plainview?

Plainview has an estimated 654 (±185) renting households, 7.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plainview?

In Plainview, the share of households that rent went from 9.8% in 2015–2019 to 7.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plainview?

A renting household in Plainview has 1.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned 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 Plainview CDP, New York (place:58442, 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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