How many renters in Port Jervis, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Port Jervis, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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73.3% (±11.9 points) of renting households in Port Jervis, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 47.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 73.3% (±11.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.4% (±10.1 points)
Median share of income: 47.4% (±9.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Port Jervis

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Port Jervis	Orange County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±3.3 points)	8.7%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.6% (±2.8 points)	11.5%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.5% (±6.8 points)	12.1%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.0% (±7.6 points)	10.5%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.9% (±6.3 points)	9.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	63.4% (±10.1 points)	48.0%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Port Jervis against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Jervis	Orange County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	73.3% (±11.9 points)	57.2% (±2.8 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.4% (±10.1 points)	48.0% (±2.5 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	47.4% (±9.0 points)	33.9% (±1.4 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,232 (±$6,613)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,260 (±$232)	$1,680 (±$32)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In Port Jervis, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Orange County (57.2%).

It is also higher than in New York (52.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Orange County, Port Jervis ranks 2 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 999.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Port Jervis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Jervis
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Port Jervis	—	73.3% (±11.9 points)	—
Matamoras	0.9 mi	44.0% (±16.2 points)	Lower
Sparrow Bush	1.8 mi	37.8% (±38.6 points)	Not measurably different
Westfall Township	4.2 mi	58.8% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenville (Orange County)	4.8 mi	48.9% (±36.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Deerpark	5.1 mi	56.0% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Milford	6.8 mi	38.0% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Montague Township	7.0 mi	61.1% (±32.3 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Pike County)	7.7 mi	49.2% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Matamoras, PA (44.0%), Milford, PA (38.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Palm Tree	75.1% (±7.4 points)
2	Port Jervis	73.3% (±11.9 points)
3	Town of Blooming Grove	68.1% (±16.2 points)
4	Town of Tuxedo	67.8% (±16.4 points)
5	Town of Woodbury	63.9% (±23.1 points)
6	Town of New Windsor	59.6% (±10.2 points)
7	Newburgh	59.5% (±7.7 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Montgomery	57.8% (±8.9 points)

Showing 8 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Port Jervis

Are renters in Port Jervis rent-burdened?

73.3% of renting households in Port Jervis pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Port Jervis spend on rent?

The median renting household in Port Jervis, NY spends 47.4% (±9.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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