What percentage of people rent in White Plains, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in White Plains, NY, 2020–2024
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49.0% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in White Plains, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 12,534 renting households against 13,044 that own their home.

In White Plains, the share of households that rent went from 48.2% in 2015–2019 to 49.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.0% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 12,534 (±827)
Median renter income: $73,779 (±$9,402)

Who rents and who owns in White Plains

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Plains	Westchester County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.0% (±2.8 points)	38.2% (±0.7 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	12,534 (±827)	142,281 (±2,454)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,044 (±821)	230,602 (±2,732)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,779 (±$9,402)	$69,175 (±$2,688)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$152,205 (±$9,512)	$168,638 (±$3,260)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In White Plains, the renter share is higher than in Westchester County (38.2%).

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

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

In Westchester County, White Plains ranks 3 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 1,004.

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

How renting in White Plains 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	48.2% (±2.1 points)	49.0% (±2.8 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,701 (±$56)	$2,269 (±$89)	+33.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$90,427 (±$6,371)	$110,763 (±$5,132)	+22.5%	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 White Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Plains
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Plains	—	49.0% (±2.8 points)	—
Town of Harrison	1.7 mi	39.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Village of Harrison	1.7 mi	39.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Town of Scarsdale	2.5 mi	7.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Village of Scarsdale	2.5 mi	7.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Fairview (Westchester County)	2.7 mi	44.9% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hartsdale	2.8 mi	18.7% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Village of Rye Brook	3.4 mi	15.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Rye	3.5 mi	42.1% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Harrison, NY (39.5%), Village of Harrison, NY (39.5%), Town of Scarsdale, NY (7.7%).

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

Households that rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mount Vernon	57.1% (±2.4 points)
2	Yonkers	53.8% (±1.5 points)
3	White Plains	49.0% (±2.8 points)
4	New Rochelle	46.3% (±2.2 points)
5	Town of Rye	42.1% (±3.0 points)
6	Peekskill	40.6% (±4.7 points)
7	Town of Harrison	39.5% (±4.4 points)
8	Town of Ossining	37.2% (±3.6 points)
9	Town of Mamaroneck	33.1% (±4.2 points)

Showing 9 of 25 places in Westchester 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 White Plains

How many renters are there in White Plains?

White Plains has an estimated 12,534 (±827) renting households, 49.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Plains?

In White Plains, the share of households that rent went from 48.2% in 2015–2019 to 49.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in White Plains?

A renting household in White Plains has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in White Plains?

The median renting household in White Plains, NY has an income of $73,779 (±$9,402) a year, against $152,205 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 White Plains city, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:81677, in state:36 county:119).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.