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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Monroe, NY, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Monroe, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 540 renting households against 2,308 that own their home.

In the Village of Monroe, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 540 (±166)
Median renter income: $104,766 (±$20,894)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Monroe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Monroe	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±5.3 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	540 (±166)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,308 (±217)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.2 (±1.1)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$104,766 (±$20,894)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,859 (±$10,537)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Monroe, the renter share is lower than in Orange County (32.2%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

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

In Orange County, the Village of Monroe ranks 17 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 408 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Monroe 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	24.6% (±4.6 points)	19.0% (±5.3 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,637 (±$93)	$2,202 (±$203)	+34.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$117,639 (±$16,851)	$109,851 (±$7,320)	−6.6%	Down 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 Monroe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Monroe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Monroe	—	19.0% (±5.3 points)	—
Town of Monroe	1.1 mi	17.5% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Palm Tree	1.9 mi	66.6% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Village of Kiryas Joel	1.9 mi	66.6% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Walton Park	2.1 mi	11.9% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Harriman	2.2 mi	40.7% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Village of South Blooming Grove	4.0 mi	37.7% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Town of Woodbury	4.4 mi	13.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Woodbury	4.4 mi	10.8% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Woodbury, NY (10.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Palm Tree, NY (66.6%), Village of Kiryas Joel, NY (66.6%), Village of Harriman, NY (40.7%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Village of Unionville	37.4% (±18.4 points)
12	Village of Greenwood Lake	31.9% (±10.2 points)
13	Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	28.8% (±8.3 points)
14	Village of Montgomery	22.5% (±7.4 points)
15	Village of Washingtonville	21.3% (±4.7 points)
16	Village of Florida	19.8% (±7.7 points)
17	Village of Monroe	19.0% (±5.3 points)
18	Village of Woodbury	10.8% (±6.0 points)
19	Village of Tuxedo Park	8.6% (±6.1 points)

Showing 9 of 19 places in Orange 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 Monroe

How many renters are there in the Village of Monroe?

The Village of Monroe has an estimated 540 (±166) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Monroe?

In the Village of Monroe, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Monroe?

A renting household in the Village of Monroe has 4.2 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Monroe?

The median renting household in the Village of Monroe, NY has an income of $104,766 (±$20,894) a year, against $115,859 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 Monroe village, New York (place:47988, 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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