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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Riverhead, NY, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Riverhead, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,870 renting households against 11,332 that own their home.

In the Town of Riverhead, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 2,870 (±538)
Median renter income: $74,735 (±$16,454)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Riverhead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Riverhead	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±3.8 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,870 (±538)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,332 (±730)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,735 (±$16,454)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,063 (±$10,117)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Riverhead, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 Riverhead ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 425 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 Riverhead 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	22.8% (±3.2 points)	20.2% (±3.8 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,441 (±$116)	$1,974 (±$228)	+37.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,161 (±$6,068)	$94,249 (±$7,223)	+28.8%	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 Riverhead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Riverhead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Riverhead	—	20.2% (±3.8 points)	—
Riverside (community)	5.3 mi	28.3% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Flanders	8.2 mi	34.4% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Laurel	8.4 mi	15.3% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Shoreham	8.5 mi	3.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Manorville	8.6 mi	13.4% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Mattituck	9.2 mi	10.7% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Westhampton	9.2 mi	7.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Eastport	9.7 mi	12.7% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Shoreham, NY (3.7%), Manorville, NY (13.4%), Mattituck, NY (10.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Flanders, NY (34.4%).

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)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Riverhead include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Calverton, Jamesport, Northville (community), Riverhead (community), Wading River.

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 Riverhead

How many renters are there in the Town of Riverhead?

The Town of Riverhead has an estimated 2,870 (±538) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Riverhead?

In the Town of Riverhead, the share of households that rent went from 22.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Riverhead?

A renting household in the Town of Riverhead has 2.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Riverhead?

The median renting household in the Town of Riverhead, NY has an income of $74,735 (±$16,454) a year, against $100,063 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 Riverhead town, Suffolk County, New York (county subdivision:61984, 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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