What percentage of people rent in Balmville, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Balmville, NY, 2020–2024
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22.7% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Balmville, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 258 renting households against 879 that own their home.

In Balmville, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.7% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 258 (±77)
Median renter income: $97,333 (±$40,702)

Who rents and who owns in Balmville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Balmville	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.7% (±6.8 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	258 (±77)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	879 (±197)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.5)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,333 (±$40,702)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$151,250 (±$22,024)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Balmville, the renter share is lower than in Orange County (32.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, Balmville ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 157 of 414.

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

How renting in Balmville 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	23.4% (±8.4 points)	22.7% (±6.8 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,754 (±$500)	$1,656 (±$215)	−5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,464 (±$10,923)	$120,694 (±$31,698)	+51.9%	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 Balmville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Balmville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Balmville	—	22.7% (±6.8 points)	—
Newburgh	1.7 mi	65.2% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Gardnertown	1.9 mi	17.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Beacon	3.5 mi	38.9% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Orange Lake	3.8 mi	13.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
New Windsor (community)	4.0 mi	24.2% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vails Gate	5.0 mi	44.1% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Town of Fishkill	5.3 mi	34.1% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Town of New Windsor	5.8 mi	26.8% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orange Lake, NY (13.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newburgh, NY (65.2%), Beacon, NY (38.9%), Vails Gate, NY (44.1%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Vails Gate	44.1% (±9.8 points)
6	Fort Montgomery	41.3% (±12.7 points)
7	Sparrow Bush	36.6% (±20.9 points)
8	Firthcliffe	34.7% (±6.8 points)
9	Washington Heights	28.3% (±16.9 points)
10	New Windsor (community)	24.2% (±4.4 points)
11	Balmville	22.7% (±6.8 points)
12	Gardnertown	17.2% (±8.7 points)
13	Orange Lake	13.6% (±5.4 points)
14	Walton Park	11.9% (±7.6 points)
15	Beaver Dam Lake	11.0% (±10.8 points)
16	Mountain Lodge Park	0.0% (±6.0 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Balmville 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 Newburgh, 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 Balmville

How many renters are there in Balmville?

Balmville has an estimated 258 (±77) renting households, 22.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Balmville?

In Balmville, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 22.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Balmville?

A renting household in Balmville has 3.0 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Balmville?

The median renting household in Balmville, NY has an income of $97,333 (±$40,702) a year, against $151,250 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 Balmville CDP, New York (place:04286, 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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