What percentage of people rent in Niagara Falls, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Niagara Falls, NY, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Niagara Falls, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,441 renting households against 13,289 that own their home.

In Niagara Falls, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 9,441 (±564)
Median renter income: $26,683 (±$2,281)

Who rents and who owns in Niagara Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Niagara Falls	Niagara County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±2.3 points)	28.8% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,441 (±564)	26,501 (±969)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,289 (±613)	65,383 (±914)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,683 (±$2,281)	$35,954 (±$2,192)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,192 (±$5,096)	$86,318 (±$1,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Niagara Falls, the renter share is higher than in Niagara County (28.8%).

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

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

In Niagara County, Niagara Falls ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 74 of 1,004.

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

How renting in Niagara Falls 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	44.3% (±1.8 points)	41.5% (±2.3 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$665 (±$26)	$823 (±$33)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,346 (±$1,963)	$49,101 (±$1,791)	+35.1%	Up 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 Niagara Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Niagara Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Niagara Falls	—	41.5% (±2.3 points)	—
Town of Niagara	2.3 mi	23.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Village of Lewiston	5.6 mi	39.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Grand Island	5.8 mi	18.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Tuscarora Nation Reservation	5.8 mi	13.4% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Town of Wheatfield	6.6 mi	23.6% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Lewiston	7.1 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Sanborn	7.8 mi	27.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grandyle Village	7.8 mi	8.1% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Niagara, NY (23.4%), Town of Grand Island, NY (18.4%), Tuscarora Nation Reservation, NY (13.4%).

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

Households that rent across Niagara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Niagara Falls	41.5% (±2.3 points)
2	Lockport	41.2% (±3.0 points)
3	North Tonawanda	29.9% (±2.3 points)
4	Town of Porter	24.0% (±6.3 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Lewiston	23.6% (±5.4 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Wheatfield	23.6% (±3.6 points)
7	Town of Niagara	23.4% (±5.6 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Niagara 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 Niagara Falls

How many renters are there in Niagara Falls?

Niagara Falls has an estimated 9,441 (±564) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Niagara Falls?

In Niagara Falls, the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Niagara Falls?

A renting household in Niagara Falls has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Niagara Falls?

The median renting household in Niagara Falls, NY has an income of $26,683 (±$2,281) a year, against $69,192 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 Niagara Falls city, Niagara County, New York (county subdivision:51055, in state:36 county:063).

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.