What percentage of people rent in Big Flats (community), NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Flats (community), NY, 2020–2024
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21.4% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Big Flats (community), NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 556 renting households against 2,038 that own their home.

In Big Flats (community), the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 556 (±156)
Median renter income: $61,868 (±$18,275)

Who rents and who owns in Big Flats (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Flats (community)	Chemung County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±5.5 points)	31.6% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	556 (±156)	11,130 (±573)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,038 (±205)	24,132 (±593)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,868 (±$18,275)	$36,043 (±$5,382)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,250 (±$22,946)	$81,475 (±$4,143)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Big Flats (community), the renter share is lower than in Chemung County (31.6%).

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

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

In Chemung County, Big Flats (community) ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 164 of 414.

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

How renting in Big Flats (community) 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	17.5% (±6.6 points)	21.4% (±5.5 points)	+3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,161 (±$223)	$1,381 (±$121)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$83,198 (±$9,000)	$89,286 (±$9,951)	+7.3%	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 Big Flats (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Flats (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Flats (community)	—	21.4% (±5.5 points)	—
Village of Horseheads	4.1 mi	39.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Town of Catlin	4.7 mi	10.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Village of Elmira Heights	5.0 mi	47.7% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Town of Corning	5.5 mi	14.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Horseheads North	5.8 mi	18.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Elmira	6.2 mi	11.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Horseheads	6.7 mi	32.7% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Village of South Corning	7.0 mi	27.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Catlin, NY (10.8%), Town of Corning, NY (14.0%), West Elmira, NY (11.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Horseheads, NY (39.6%), Village of Elmira Heights, NY (47.7%), Town of Horseheads, NY (32.7%).

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

Households that rent across Chemung County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Southport (community)	29.7% (±6.8 points)
2	Big Flats (community)	21.4% (±5.5 points)
3	Horseheads North	18.3% (±7.5 points)
4	West Elmira	11.1% (±4.8 points)

Big Flats (community) 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 Big Flats, 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 Big Flats (community)

How many renters are there in Big Flats (community)?

Big Flats (community) has an estimated 556 (±156) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Flats (community)?

In Big Flats (community), the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Flats (community)?

A renting household in Big Flats (community) has 1.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Big Flats (community)?

The median renting household in Big Flats (community), NY has an income of $61,868 (±$18,275) a year, against $96,250 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 Big Flats CDP, New York (place:06464, 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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