What percentage of people rent in Ogdensburg, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Ogdensburg, NY, 2020–2024
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33.5% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Ogdensburg, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,343 renting households against 2,669 that own their home.

In Ogdensburg, the share of households that rent went from 35.5% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.5% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 1,343 (±236)
Median renter income: $36,037 (±$14,355)

Who rents and who owns in Ogdensburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ogdensburg	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.5% (±5.1 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,343 (±236)	11,721 (±832)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,669 (±233)	29,945 (±777)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,037 (±$14,355)	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,575 (±$8,285)	$79,263 (±$2,997)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Ogdensburg, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County (28.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg ranks 5 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 121 of 1,004.

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

How renting in Ogdensburg 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	35.5% (±4.6 points)	33.5% (±5.1 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$627 (±$39)	$778 (±$77)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,965 (±$3,842)	$61,824 (±$8,463)	+47.3%	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 Ogdensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ogdensburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ogdensburg	—	33.5% (±5.1 points)	—
Town of Oswegatchie	5.6 mi	12.6% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Village of Heuvelton	7.1 mi	22.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lisbon	7.8 mi	8.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Village of Rensselaer Falls	11 mi	13.7% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Town of De Peyster	11 mi	11.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Town of Morristown	14 mi	22.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Town of Canton	16 mi	40.6% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waddington	16 mi	16.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Oswegatchie, NY (12.6%), Town of Lisbon, NY (8.2%), Village of Rensselaer Falls, NY (13.7%).

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

Households that rent across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Potsdam	43.7% (±4.8 points)
2	Town of Gouverneur	43.3% (±10.8 points)
3	Town of Canton	40.6% (±6.7 points)
4	Town of Massena	39.1% (±4.8 points)
5	Ogdensburg	33.5% (±5.1 points)
6	Akwesasne	31.8% (±9.9 points)
7	Town of Brasher	24.6% (±8.5 points)
8	Town of Norfolk	23.9% (±7.9 points)
9	Town of Morristown	22.7% (±7.0 points)
10	Town of Clifton	22.3% (±9.3 points)
11	Town of Stockholm	21.3% (±9.3 points)

Showing 11 of 34 places in St. Lawrence 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 Ogdensburg

How many renters are there in Ogdensburg?

Ogdensburg has an estimated 1,343 (±236) renting households, 33.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ogdensburg?

In Ogdensburg, the share of households that rent went from 35.5% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ogdensburg?

A renting household in Ogdensburg has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ogdensburg?

The median renting household in Ogdensburg, NY has an income of $36,037 (±$14,355) a year, against $78,575 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 Ogdensburg city, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:54485, in state:36 county:089).

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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