What percentage of people rent in the Village of Babylon, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Babylon, NY, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Babylon, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 995 renting households against 3,655 that own their home.

In the Village of Babylon, the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 995 (±196)
Median renter income: $91,801 (±$15,104)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Babylon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Babylon	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±4.0 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	995 (±196)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,655 (±246)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,801 (±$15,104)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$158,375 (±$17,091)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Babylon, 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 Village of Babylon ranks 7 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 376 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Babylon 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	20.3% (±3.5 points)	21.4% (±4.0 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,058 (±$125)	$2,427 (±$120)	+17.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$131,134 (±$15,649)	$140,820 (±$15,899)	+7.4%	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 Village of Babylon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Babylon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Babylon	—	21.4% (±4.0 points)	—
West Islip	1.7 mi	5.0% (±1.6 points)	Lower
West Babylon	2.2 mi	24.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lindenhurst	2.5 mi	12.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
North Babylon	2.6 mi	13.2% (±2.5 points)	Lower
North Lindenhurst	3.3 mi	18.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Bay Shore	3.5 mi	4.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Babylon	3.7 mi	21.7% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Brightwaters	3.7 mi	3.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Islip, NY (5.0%), Village of Lindenhurst, NY (12.4%), North Babylon, NY (13.2%).

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	Village of Greenport	53.7% (±9.8 points)
2	Village of Patchogue	44.8% (±6.8 points)
3	Village of Port Jefferson	28.0% (±4.4 points)
4	Village of East Hampton	25.9% (±8.5 points)
5	Village of Amityville	25.6% (±6.6 points)
6	Village of Lake Grove	22.7% (±6.3 points)
7	Village of Babylon	21.4% (±4.0 points)
8	Village of Quogue	21.2% (±18.9 points)
9	Village of Old Field	19.3% (±8.9 points)
10	Village of Sag Harbor	16.8% (±6.5 points)
11	Village of Southampton	16.1% (±7.0 points)
12	Village of Asharoken	15.1% (±9.9 points)
13	Village of Northport	14.1% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Babylon

How many renters are there in the Village of Babylon?

The Village of Babylon has an estimated 995 (±196) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Babylon?

In the Village of Babylon, the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Babylon?

A renting household in the Village of Babylon has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Babylon?

The median renting household in the Village of Babylon, NY has an income of $91,801 (±$15,104) a year, against $158,375 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 Babylon village, New York (place:03408, in state:36).

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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