What percentage of people rent in the Village of New Square, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of New Square, NY, 2020–2024
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85.3% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of New Square, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,570 renting households against 271 that own their home.

In the Village of New Square, the share of households that rent went from 90.9% in 2015–2019 to 85.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 85.3% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 1,570 (±179)
Median renter income: $29,982 (±$2,295)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of New Square

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of New Square	Rockland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	85.3% (±6.1 points)	32.1% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,570 (±179)	33,315 (±1,085)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	271 (±109)	70,564 (±1,101)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	5.0 (±0.4)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	6.8 (±1.3)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,982 (±$2,295)	$55,338 (±$4,406)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,309 (±$84,016)	$141,306 (±$3,293)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of New Square, the renter share is higher than in Rockland County (32.1%).

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

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

In Rockland County, the Village of New Square ranks 1 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of New Square 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	90.9% (±3.8 points)	85.3% (±6.1 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,350 (±$181)	$1,799 (±$227)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$23,730 (±$2,132)	$31,443 (±$2,845)	+32.5%	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 New Square

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of New Square
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of New Square	—	85.3% (±6.1 points)	—
Hillcrest	0.8 mi	27.7% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Village of New Hempstead	1.2 mi	4.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Village of Spring Valley	2.1 mi	75.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
New City	2.2 mi	6.8% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Village of Kaser	2.5 mi	85.1% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Wesley Hills	2.8 mi	9.0% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Viola	3.0 mi	40.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Bardonia	3.2 mi	18.5% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillcrest, NY (27.7%), Village of New Hempstead, NY (4.8%), Village of Spring Valley, NY (75.0%).

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

Households that rent across Rockland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of New Square	85.3% (±6.1 points)
2	Village of Kaser	85.1% (±9.3 points)
3	Village of Spring Valley	75.0% (±3.4 points)
4	Village of Nyack	67.4% (±5.7 points)
5	Village of Haverstraw	50.4% (±5.4 points)
6	Village of Hillburn	48.3% (±10.6 points)
7	Village of West Haverstraw	41.6% (±9.1 points)

Showing 7 of 18 places in Rockland 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 New Square

How many renters are there in the Village of New Square?

The Village of New Square has an estimated 1,570 (±179) renting households, 85.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of New Square?

In the Village of New Square, the share of households that rent went from 90.9% in 2015–2019 to 85.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of New Square?

A renting household in the Village of New Square has 5.0 people on average, against 6.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of New Square?

The median renting household in the Village of New Square, NY has an income of $29,982 (±$2,295) a year, against $108,309 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 New Square village, New York (place:50705, 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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