What percentage of people rent in the Village of East Rockaway, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of East Rockaway, NY, 2020–2024
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20.6% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of East Rockaway, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 784 renting households against 3,022 that own their home.

In the Village of East Rockaway, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.6% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 784 (±202)
Median renter income: $92,273 (±$45,764)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of East Rockaway

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of East Rockaway	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.6% (±5.3 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	784 (±202)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,022 (±321)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$92,273 (±$45,764)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$139,489 (±$32,569)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of East Rockaway, 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 Village of East Rockaway ranks 22 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 392 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of East Rockaway 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	25.0% (±5.4 points)	20.6% (±5.3 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,679 (±$216)	$2,416 (±$159)	+43.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$97,419 (±$16,195)	$124,929 (±$16,509)	+28.2%	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 East Rockaway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of East Rockaway
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of East Rockaway	—	20.6% (±5.3 points)	—
Bay Park	0.8 mi	4.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Village of Lynbrook	1.0 mi	24.4% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hewlett Harbor	1.2 mi	1.1% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Hewlett	1.4 mi	15.6% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hewlett Bay Park	1.6 mi	1.8% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Oceanside	1.7 mi	6.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Village of Hewlett Neck	2.0 mi	0.0% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Rockville Centre	2.1 mi	24.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bay Park, NY (4.0%), Village of Hewlett Harbor, NY (1.1%), Village of Hewlett Bay Park, NY (1.8%).

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
16	Village of Sea Cliff	22.7% (±6.8 points)
17	Village of Westbury	21.4% (±5.0 points)
18	Village of Valley Stream	21.3% (±4.2 points)
19	Village of Russell Gardens	21.1% (±7.0 points)
20	Village of Old Brookville	20.9% (±12.0 points)
21	Village of Williston Park	20.8% (±6.5 points)
22	Village of East Rockaway	20.6% (±5.3 points)
23	Village of Lawrence	18.7% (±8.1 points)
24	Village of South Floral Park	16.6% (±7.7 points)
25	Village of Atlantic Beach	15.5% (±6.2 points)
26 (tie)	Village of Floral Park	14.5% (±3.1 points)
26 (tie)	Village of Mill Neck	14.5% (±5.6 points)
28	Village of North Hills	13.9% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Nassau 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 East Rockaway

How many renters are there in the Village of East Rockaway?

The Village of East Rockaway has an estimated 784 (±202) renting households, 20.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of East Rockaway?

In the Village of East Rockaway, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of East Rockaway?

A renting household in the Village of East Rockaway has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of East Rockaway?

The median renting household in the Village of East Rockaway, NY has an income of $92,273 (±$45,764) a year, against $139,489 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 East Rockaway village, New York (place:22876, in state:36).

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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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