What percentage of people rent in West Islip, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in West Islip, NY, 2020–2024
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5.0% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in West Islip, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 427 renting households against 8,080 that own their home.

In West Islip, the share of households that rent went from 3.5% in 2015–2019 to 5.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 5.0% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 427 (±131)
Median renter income: $101,816 (±$17,983)

Who rents and who owns in West Islip

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Islip	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	5.0% (±1.6 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	427 (±131)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,080 (±518)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$101,816 (±$17,983)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$184,261 (±$14,068)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In West Islip, the renter share is lower than in Suffolk County (17.8%).

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

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

In Suffolk County, West Islip ranks 102 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 373 of 414.

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

How renting in West Islip 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	3.5% (±1.1 points)	5.0% (±1.6 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,017 (±$368)	$2,765 (±$337)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$125,779 (±$5,780)	$176,281 (±$13,483)	+40.2%	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 West Islip

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Islip
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Islip	—	5.0% (±1.6 points)	—
Village of Babylon	1.7 mi	21.4% (±4.0 points)	Higher
West Bay Shore	1.9 mi	4.6% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Brightwaters	2.0 mi	3.6% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
North Babylon	2.5 mi	13.2% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Bay Shore	3.0 mi	37.5% (±4.0 points)	Higher
West Babylon	3.4 mi	24.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Baywood	3.5 mi	13.8% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Village of Lindenhurst	4.2 mi	12.4% (±2.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Babylon, NY (21.4%), North Babylon, NY (13.2%), Bay Shore, NY (37.5%).

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

Households that rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
96	Cold Spring Harbor	6.5% (±4.6 points)
97 (tie)	Commack	6.3% (±1.2 points)
97 (tie)	Water Mill	6.3% (±5.6 points)
99	Wading River	5.4% (±4.3 points)
100	Elwood	5.2% (±3.4 points)
101 (tie)	West Hills	5.0% (±3.7 points)
101 (tie)	West Islip	5.0% (±1.6 points)
103	Jamesport	4.8% (±6.7 points)
104	West Bay Shore	4.6% (±4.5 points)
105	Baiting Hollow	4.5% (±3.5 points)
106	Dix Hills	4.1% (±1.3 points)
107	Centerport	3.8% (±2.4 points)
108	East Shoreham	3.7% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

West Islip 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 Islip, 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 West Islip

How many renters are there in West Islip?

West Islip has an estimated 427 (±131) renting households, 5.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Islip?

In West Islip, the share of households that rent went from 3.5% in 2015–2019 to 5.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Islip?

A renting household in West Islip has 2.9 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Islip?

The median renting household in West Islip, NY has an income of $101,816 (±$17,983) a year, against $184,261 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 West Islip CDP, New York (place:80302, 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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