What percentage of people rent in South Lansing, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in South Lansing, NY, 2020–2024
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40.2% (±18.3 points) of the occupied homes in South Lansing, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 200 renting households against 298 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.2% (±18.3 points)
Renting households: 200 (±114)

Who rents and who owns in South Lansing

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Lansing	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.2% (±18.3 points)	45.9% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	200 (±114)	19,841 (±806)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	298 (±101)	23,422 (±635)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±2.4)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$113,365 (±$5,936)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In South Lansing, the renter share is not measurably different from Tompkins County (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Tompkins County, South Lansing ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 414.

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

Households that rent in places near South Lansing

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Lansing
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Lansing	—	40.2% (±18.3 points)	—
Village of Lansing	3.0 mi	76.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Village of Cayuga Heights	4.5 mi	38.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Northeast Ithaca	4.7 mi	43.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Ithaca	5.5 mi	49.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Home	5.7 mi	64.8% (±13.5 points)	Higher
Ithaca	6.1 mi	70.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Town of Ulysses	6.3 mi	32.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
East Ithaca	7.7 mi	40.1% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Lansing, NY (76.6%), Forest Home, NY (64.8%), Ithaca, NY (70.4%).

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

Households that rent across Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Forest Home	64.8% (±13.5 points)
2	Northwest Ithaca	49.8% (±9.9 points)
3	Northeast Ithaca	43.5% (±8.8 points)
4	South Lansing	40.2% (±18.3 points)
5	East Ithaca	40.1% (±13.1 points)
6	South Hill	33.7% (±12.2 points)

South Lansing 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 Lansing, 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 South Lansing

How many renters are there in South Lansing?

South Lansing has an estimated 200 (±114) renting households, 40.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in South Lansing?

A renting household in South Lansing has 3.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 South Lansing CDP, New York (place:69342, 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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