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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Ramapo, NY, 2020–2024
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45.8% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Ramapo, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 17,869 renting households against 21,176 that own their home.

In the Town of Ramapo, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.8% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 17,869 (±771)
Median renter income: $46,753 (±$5,848)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Ramapo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ramapo	Rockland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.8% (±1.8 points)	32.1% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	17,869 (±771)	33,315 (±1,085)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	21,176 (±880)	70,564 (±1,101)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.0 (±0.2)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.1)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,753 (±$5,848)	$55,338 (±$4,406)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,726 (±$5,207)	$141,306 (±$3,293)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Ramapo, the renter share is higher than in Rockland County (32.1%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Rockland County, the Town of Ramapo ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 54 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 Ramapo 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	44.6% (±1.3 points)	45.8% (±1.8 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,426 (±$41)	$1,787 (±$53)	+25.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,655 (±$3,727)	$82,463 (±$3,644)	+18.4%	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 Ramapo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ramapo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Ramapo	—	45.8% (±1.8 points)	—
Village of Montebello	0.7 mi	15.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Village of Wesley Hills	1.8 mi	9.0% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Village of Kaser	2.3 mi	85.1% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Village of Suffern	2.7 mi	32.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Village of New Hempstead	2.8 mi	4.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Village of Airmont	2.9 mi	20.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Village of Spring Valley	3.4 mi	75.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Village of Hillburn	3.5 mi	48.3% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Montebello, NY (15.7%), Village of Wesley Hills, NY (9.0%), Village of Suffern, NY (32.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Kaser, NY (85.1%), Village of Spring Valley, NY (75.0%).

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

Households that rent across Rockland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Ramapo	45.8% (±1.8 points)
2	Town of Haverstraw	35.2% (±3.7 points)
3	Town of Orangetown	25.8% (±2.4 points)
4	Town of Clarkstown	19.4% (±1.8 points)
5	Town of Stony Point	14.8% (±3.8 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Ramapo include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Hillcrest, Monsey, Viola.

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 Ramapo

How many renters are there in the Town of Ramapo?

The Town of Ramapo has an estimated 17,869 (±771) renting households, 45.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Ramapo?

In the Town of Ramapo, the share of households that rent went from 44.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Ramapo?

A renting household in the Town of Ramapo has 4.0 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Ramapo?

The median renting household in the Town of Ramapo, NY has an income of $46,753 (±$5,848) a year, against $123,726 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 Ramapo town, Rockland County, New York (county subdivision:60510, in state:36 county:087).

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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