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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Hempstead, NY, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±0.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Hempstead, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 44,609 renting households against 206,013 that own their home.

In the Town of Hempstead, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±0.7 points)
Renting households: 44,609 (±1,771)
Median renter income: $68,717 (±$4,267)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Hempstead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hempstead	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±0.7 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	44,609 (±1,771)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	206,013 (±2,318)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.0)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,717 (±$4,267)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,262 (±$3,024)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Hempstead, the renter share is not measurably different from 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, the Town of Hempstead ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 530 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 Hempstead 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	19.2% (±0.6 points)	17.8% (±0.7 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,678 (±$25)	$2,101 (±$66)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$111,072 (±$1,546)	$141,243 (±$1,979)	+27.2%	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 the Town of Hempstead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hempstead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Hempstead	—	17.8% (±0.7 points)	—
Village of Freeport	1.7 mi	29.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Village of Rockville Centre	2.6 mi	24.9% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Village of East Rockaway	3.1 mi	20.6% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Island Park	3.1 mi	41.2% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Village of Lynbrook	3.8 mi	24.4% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Village of Hewlett Harbor	4.0 mi	1.1% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Village of Malverne	4.3 mi	3.7% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Long Beach	4.4 mi	34.0% (±3.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Hewlett Harbor, NY (1.1%), Village of Malverne, NY (3.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Freeport, NY (29.1%), Village of Rockville Centre, NY (24.9%), Village of Island Park, NY (41.2%).

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
1	Glen Cove	49.0% (±3.3 points)
2	Long Beach	34.0% (±3.6 points)
3	Town of North Hempstead	20.5% (±1.0 points)
4	Town of Hempstead	17.8% (±0.7 points)
5	Town of Oyster Bay	10.9% (±0.9 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Hempstead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Baldwin (community), Barnum Island, Bay Park, Bellerose Terrace, Bellmore, East Atlantic Beach, East Meadow, Elmont, +23.

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 Hempstead

How many renters are there in the Town of Hempstead?

The Town of Hempstead has an estimated 44,609 (±1,771) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Hempstead?

In the Town of Hempstead, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Hempstead?

A renting household in the Town of Hempstead has 2.8 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Hempstead?

The median renting household in the Town of Hempstead, NY has an income of $68,717 (±$4,267) a year, against $159,262 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 Hempstead town, Nassau County, New York (county subdivision:34000, in state:36 county:059).

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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