How many renters in Port Jefferson Station, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Port Jefferson Station, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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72.6% (±14.8 points) of renting households in Port Jefferson Station, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 72.6% (±14.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.3% (±13.6 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Port Jefferson Station

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Jefferson Station	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	9.1% (±11.4 points)	10.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.4% (±8.8 points)	10.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	1.7% (±3.1 points)	9.8%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.2% (±7.6 points)	9.9%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.3% (±5.9 points)	9.8%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	68.3% (±13.6 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.

Port Jefferson Station against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Jefferson Station	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	72.6% (±14.8 points)	58.8% (±1.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.3% (±13.6 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	34.5% (±0.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$58,125 (±$23,048)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,411 (±$174)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

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

It is also higher than in New York (52.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Suffolk County, Port Jefferson Station ranks 18 of 111 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 55 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 Port Jefferson Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Jefferson Station
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Jefferson Station	—	72.6% (±14.8 points)	—
Village of Port Jefferson	1.3 mi	42.3% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Terryville	1.4 mi	84.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Setauket	1.5 mi	65.3% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Poquott	2.3 mi	50.0% (±31.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Belle Terre	2.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Sinai	2.6 mi	54.6% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different
Setauket	3.0 mi	22.9% (±35.9 points)	Lower
Stony Brook	3.5 mi	66.8% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Port Jefferson, NY (42.3%), Setauket, NY (22.9%).

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
12	Rocky Point	79.1% (±22.8 points)
13	Wheatley Heights	78.0% (±25.4 points)
14	Sound Beach	76.8% (±32.0 points)
15	Yaphank	76.5% (±17.2 points)
16	East Shoreham	75.0% (±59.8 points)
17	Melville	72.9% (±20.4 points)
18	Port Jefferson Station	72.6% (±14.8 points)
19	Bohemia	72.4% (±14.8 points)
20	Mastic Beach	70.8% (±12.9 points)
21	East Patchogue	70.4% (±9.9 points)
22 (tie)	Calverton	70.0% (±28.7 points)
22 (tie)	North Bellport	70.0% (±12.0 points)
22 (tie)	Westhampton	70.0% (±47.2 points)

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

Port Jefferson Station 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 Port Jefferson Station

Are renters in Port Jefferson Station rent-burdened?

72.6% of renting households in Port Jefferson Station 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 Port Jefferson Station spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Jefferson Station, NY spends 50.0% or more 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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