How many renters in Akwesasne, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Akwesasne, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.3% (±23.7 points) of renting households in Akwesasne, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

62.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.3% (±23.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 62.3% (±21.1 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Akwesasne

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Akwesasne	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±10.7 points)	13.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.8% (±20.2 points)	11.4%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.9% (±15.5 points)	10.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±10.7 points)	13.7%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±10.7 points)	9.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	62.3% (±21.1 points)	40.7%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Akwesasne against St. Lawrence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Akwesasne	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.3% (±23.7 points)	50.6% (±4.5 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	62.3% (±21.1 points)	40.7% (±3.9 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	30.3% (±1.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,129 (±$7,830)	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$979 (±$69)	$818 (±$34)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Akwesasne, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County (50.6%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In St. Lawrence County, Akwesasne ranks 9 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 999.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Akwesasne

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Akwesasne
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Akwesasne	—	62.3% (±23.7 points)	—
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation	1.3 mi	63.9% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bombay	5.7 mi	70.6% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brasher	6.2 mi	74.3% (±35.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Covington (community)	8.1 mi	59.5% (±62.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Massena	8.3 mi	56.2% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fort Covington	8.7 mi	61.2% (±53.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Moira	11 mi	38.3% (±35.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Massena	11 mi	57.8% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Town of Brasher	74.3% (±35.3 points)
4	Town of Piercefield	71.4% (±105.3 points)
5	Town of Pitcairn	65.2% (±40.3 points)
6	Town of Lawrence	64.4% (±49.2 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Gouverneur	63.7% (±22.3 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Potsdam	63.7% (±8.9 points)
9	Akwesasne	62.3% (±23.7 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Parishville	61.6% (±50.1 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Waddington	61.6% (±30.4 points)
12	Town of Morristown	60.8% (±34.0 points)
13	Town of De Kalb	60.0% (±28.1 points)
14	Town of Norfolk	57.8% (±29.1 points)
15	Town of Massena	56.2% (±12.0 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in St. Lawrence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Akwesasne

Are renters in Akwesasne rent-burdened?

62.3% of renting households in Akwesasne pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Akwesasne spend on rent?

The median renting household in Akwesasne, NY spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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