What percentage of people rent in Wantagh, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Wantagh, NY, 2020–2024
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4.7% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wantagh, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 274 renting households against 5,554 that own their home.

In Wantagh, the share of households that rent went from 5.8% in 2015–2019 to 4.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 4.7% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 274 (±132)
Median renter income: $112,841 (±$62,148)

Who rents and who owns in Wantagh

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wantagh	Nassau County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	4.7% (±2.3 points)	18.1% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	274 (±132)	82,700 (±2,285)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,554 (±397)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$112,841 (±$62,148)	$77,626 (±$3,199)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$183,111 (±$13,117)	$164,310 (±$2,130)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Wantagh, 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, Wantagh ranks 54 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 376 of 414.

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

How renting in Wantagh 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	5.8% (±1.9 points)	4.7% (±2.3 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,875 (±$789)	$2,270 (±$567)	+21.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$155,426 (±$11,315)	$179,362 (±$20,917)	+15.4%	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 Wantagh

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wantagh
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wantagh	—	4.7% (±2.3 points)	—
Seaford	0.9 mi	7.1% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bellmore	1.0 mi	8.9% (±3.0 points)	Higher
North Wantagh	1.8 mi	5.1% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Massapequa	2.0 mi	3.2% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Bellmore	2.2 mi	9.7% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Merrick	2.4 mi	3.4% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Merrick	3.0 mi	5.4% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Massapequa	3.3 mi	5.3% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellmore, NY (8.9%), North Bellmore, NY (9.7%).

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
48	Albertson	6.0% (±5.2 points)
49 (tie)	Greenvale	5.4% (±6.8 points)
49 (tie)	North Merrick	5.4% (±2.8 points)
51	North Massapequa	5.3% (±3.1 points)
52	North Wantagh	5.1% (±2.1 points)
53	South Farmingdale	4.8% (±1.8 points)
54	Wantagh	4.7% (±2.3 points)
55 (tie)	Herricks	4.2% (±2.7 points)
55 (tie)	South Hempstead	4.2% (±3.4 points)
57 (tie)	Bay Park	4.0% (±6.3 points)
57 (tie)	North New Hyde Park	4.0% (±2.1 points)
59	Merrick	3.4% (±1.5 points)
60	Searingtown	3.3% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wantagh 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 Hempstead, 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 Wantagh

How many renters are there in Wantagh?

Wantagh has an estimated 274 (±132) renting households, 4.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wantagh?

In Wantagh, the share of households that rent went from 5.8% in 2015–2019 to 4.7% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wantagh?

A renting household in Wantagh has 2.0 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wantagh?

The median renting household in Wantagh, NY has an income of $112,841 (±$62,148) a year, against $183,111 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 Wantagh CDP, New York (place:78146, 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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