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

Name: Renters and owners in Cheektowaga (community), NY, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in Cheektowaga (community), NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,816 renting households against 24,152 that own their home.

In Cheektowaga (community), the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 9,816 (±601)
Median renter income: $44,338 (±$4,037)

Who rents and who owns in Cheektowaga (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cheektowaga (community)	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±1.6 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,816 (±601)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	24,152 (±711)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,338 (±$4,037)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,057 (±$3,507)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Cheektowaga (community), the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, Cheektowaga (community) ranks 4 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 414.

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

How renting in Cheektowaga (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	31.5% (±1.5 points)	28.9% (±1.6 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$845 (±$16)	$1,055 (±$23)	+24.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,002 (±$1,242)	$68,613 (±$2,160)	+27.1%	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 Cheektowaga (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cheektowaga (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cheektowaga (community)	—	28.9% (±1.6 points)	—
Village of Depew	2.4 mi	23.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Village of Sloan	2.4 mi	32.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Williamsville	3.4 mi	36.2% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Village of Lancaster	4.2 mi	26.3% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	4.9 mi	26.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
West Seneca (community)	4.9 mi	23.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Town of West Seneca	4.9 mi	23.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Buffalo	5.6 mi	57.0% (±1.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Depew, NY (23.7%), West Seneca (community), NY (23.1%), Town of West Seneca, NY (23.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Williamsville, NY (36.2%), Buffalo, NY (57.0%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	University at Buffalo	100.0% (±13.0 points)
2	Clarence (community)	41.0% (±9.2 points)
3	Harris Hill	29.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Cheektowaga (community)	28.9% (±1.6 points)
5	North Boston	27.0% (±9.4 points)
6	Tonawanda Town	26.9% (±2.3 points)
7	Eggertsville	26.5% (±4.6 points)
8	Holland (community)	25.9% (±15.7 points)
9	West Seneca (community)	23.1% (±2.2 points)
10	Highland-on-the-Lake	18.7% (±6.7 points)

Showing 10 of 19 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cheektowaga (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 Cheektowaga, 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 Cheektowaga (community)

How many renters are there in Cheektowaga (community)?

Cheektowaga (community) has an estimated 9,816 (±601) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cheektowaga (community)?

In Cheektowaga (community), the share of households that rent went from 31.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cheektowaga (community)?

A renting household in Cheektowaga (community) has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cheektowaga (community)?

The median renting household in Cheektowaga (community), NY has an income of $44,338 (±$4,037) a year, against $80,057 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 Cheektowaga CDP, New York (place:15000, 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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