What percentage of people rent in the Town of Brookhaven, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Brookhaven, NY, 2020–2024
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19.1% (±0.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Brookhaven, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 31,873 renting households against 134,648 that own their home.

In the Town of Brookhaven, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.1% (±0.9 points)
Renting households: 31,873 (±1,623)
Median renter income: $67,984 (±$2,942)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Brookhaven

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Brookhaven	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.1% (±0.9 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	31,873 (±1,623)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	134,648 (±1,794)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,984 (±$2,942)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$134,767 (±$2,709)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Brookhaven, the renter share is higher than in 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, the Town of Brookhaven ranks 6 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 477 of 1,004.

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

How renting in the Town of Brookhaven 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	20.8% (±0.7 points)	19.1% (±0.9 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,771 (±$32)	$2,314 (±$46)	+30.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$96,760 (±$1,311)	$120,110 (±$2,568)	+24.1%	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 the Town of Brookhaven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Brookhaven
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Brookhaven	—	19.1% (±0.9 points)	—
Village of Patchogue	7.2 mi	44.8% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Holbrook	7.2 mi	20.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Shoreham	7.4 mi	2.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Village of Bellport	7.4 mi	9.9% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Port Jefferson	7.6 mi	28.0% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Poospatuck Reservation	8.2 mi	29.4% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lake Grove	8.2 mi	22.7% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Belle Terre	9.1 mi	2.4% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Shoreham, NY (2.4%), Village of Bellport, NY (9.9%), Village of Belle Terre, NY (2.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Patchogue, NY (44.8%), Village of Port Jefferson, NY (28.0%).

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
1	Poospatuck Reservation	29.4% (±16.5 points)
2	Town of East Hampton	22.2% (±4.2 points)
3	Town of Babylon	21.7% (±1.2 points)
4	Town of Riverhead	20.2% (±3.8 points)
5	Town of Islip	19.5% (±1.0 points)
6	Town of Brookhaven	19.1% (±0.9 points)
7	Town of Southold	18.2% (±2.8 points)
8	Town of Southampton	17.6% (±1.9 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Huntington	11.3% (±1.2 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Smithtown	11.3% (±1.3 points)
11	Shinnecock Reservation	6.0% (±6.5 points)
12	Town of Shelter Island	5.3% (±7.9 points)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Brookhaven include them.

The figures for the Town of Brookhaven include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Blue Point, Brookhaven (community), Centereach, Center Moriches, Coram, East Moriches, East Patchogue, Eastport, +27.

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 Town of Brookhaven

How many renters are there in the Town of Brookhaven?

The Town of Brookhaven has an estimated 31,873 (±1,623) renting households, 19.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Brookhaven?

In the Town of Brookhaven, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Brookhaven?

A renting household in the Town of Brookhaven has 2.4 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Brookhaven?

The median renting household in the Town of Brookhaven, NY has an income of $67,984 (±$2,942) a year, against $134,767 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 Brookhaven town, Suffolk County, New York (county subdivision:10000, in state:36 county:103).

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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