What percentage of people rent in the Village of Garden City, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Garden City, NY, 2020–2024
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6.3% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Garden City, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 484 renting households against 7,171 that own their home.

In the Village of Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 6.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.3% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 484 (±172)
Median renter income: $114,740 (±$42,392)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Garden City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Garden City	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.3% (±2.2 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	484 (±172)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,171 (±313)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$114,740 (±$42,392)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$249,871 (±$14,681)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Garden City, the renter share is lower than in 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 Garden City ranks 41 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 491 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Garden City 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	7.5% (±2.3 points)	6.3% (±2.2 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$3,342 (±$274)	$3,265 (±$744)	−2.3%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$174,886 (±$11,899)	$244,152 (±$13,012)	+39.6%	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 Village of Garden City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Garden City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Garden City	—	6.3% (±2.2 points)	—
Garden City South	1.2 mi	15.2% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Village of Mineola	1.5 mi	32.0% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Garden City Park	1.5 mi	15.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Village of Hempstead	2.0 mi	52.5% (±3.0 points)	Higher
West Hempstead	2.1 mi	9.4% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Stewart Manor	2.1 mi	12.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of New Hyde Park	2.2 mi	13.1% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Village of Williston Park	2.3 mi	20.8% (±6.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Garden City South, NY (15.2%), Village of Mineola, NY (32.0%), Garden City Park, NY (15.1%).

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
35	Village of Matinecock	8.5% (±4.3 points)
36	Village of Bellerose	8.3% (±3.7 points)
37	Village of Old Westbury	7.4% (±4.7 points)
38	Village of Centre Island	7.3% (±8.1 points)
39	Village of Brookville	7.2% (±5.1 points)
40	Village of Lake Success	6.8% (±5.7 points)
41 (tie)	Village of Garden City	6.3% (±2.2 points)
41 (tie)	Village of Oyster Bay Cove	6.3% (±3.4 points)
41 (tie)	Village of Plandome Manor	6.3% (±5.4 points)
44	Village of Flower Hill	6.0% (±3.8 points)
45 (tie)	Village of Great Neck Estates	5.3% (±3.4 points)
45 (tie)	Village of Roslyn Harbor	5.3% (±5.0 points)
47	Village of Laurel Hollow	4.8% (±2.8 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 Garden City

How many renters are there in the Village of Garden City?

The Village of Garden City has an estimated 484 (±172) renting households, 6.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Garden City?

In the Village of Garden City, the share of households that rent went from 7.5% in 2015–2019 to 6.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Garden City?

A renting household in the Village of Garden City has 1.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Garden City?

The median renting household in the Village of Garden City, NY has an income of $114,740 (±$42,392) a year, against $249,871 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 Garden City village, New York (place:28178, 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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