What percentage of people rent in Viola, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Viola, NY, 2020–2024
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40.5% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Viola, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 974 renting households against 1,432 that own their home.

In Viola, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 40.5% in 2020–2024 (−14.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.5% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 974 (±243)
Median renter income: $27,763 (±$20,978)

Who rents and who owns in Viola

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Viola	Rockland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.5% (±8.7 points)	32.1% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	974 (±243)	33,315 (±1,085)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,432 (±319)	70,564 (±1,101)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.8)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.0 (±0.5)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,763 (±$20,978)	$55,338 (±$4,406)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$158,233 (±$40,731)	$141,306 (±$3,293)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Viola, the renter share is not measurably different from Rockland County (32.1%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Rockland County, Viola ranks 2 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 414.

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

How renting in Viola 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	54.5% (±6.9 points)	40.5% (±8.7 points)	−14.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,747 (±$194)	$1,765 (±$1,405)	+1.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,625 (±$33,855)	$83,913 (±$36,748)	+18.8%	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 Viola

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Viola
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Viola	—	40.5% (±8.7 points)	—
Village of Kaser	0.8 mi	85.1% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Monsey	1.2 mi	65.1% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Village of Montebello	1.4 mi	15.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Village of Spring Valley	2.0 mi	75.0% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Village of Airmont	2.0 mi	20.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Village of New Hempstead	2.2 mi	4.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Village of Wesley Hills	2.2 mi	9.0% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Hillcrest	2.5 mi	27.7% (±7.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Montebello, NY (15.7%), Village of Airmont, NY (20.8%), Village of New Hempstead, NY (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Kaser, NY (85.1%), Monsey, NY (65.1%), 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	Monsey	65.1% (±4.4 points)
2	Viola	40.5% (±8.7 points)
3	Nanuet	35.2% (±4.8 points)
4	Mount Ivy	29.8% (±9.1 points)
5	Hillcrest	27.7% (±7.3 points)
6	Orangeburg	24.2% (±7.9 points)
7	Pearl River	22.6% (±4.1 points)
8	Bardonia	18.5% (±6.8 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Rockland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Viola is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Ramapo, whose figures include it.

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 Viola

How many renters are there in Viola?

Viola has an estimated 974 (±243) renting households, 40.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Viola?

In Viola, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 40.5% in 2020–2024 (−14.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Viola?

A renting household in Viola has 2.8 people on average, against 4.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Viola?

The median renting household in Viola, NY has an income of $27,763 (±$20,978) a year, against $158,233 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 Viola CDP, New York (place:77574, 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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