What percentage of people rent in the Town of Albion (Orleans County), NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Albion (Orleans County), NY, 2020–2024
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32.4% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Albion (Orleans County), NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 835 renting households against 1,740 that own their home.

In the Town of Albion (Orleans County), the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.4% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 835 (±232)
Median renter income: $21,351 (±$5,895)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Albion (Orleans County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Albion (Orleans County)	Orleans County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.4% (±7.7 points)	22.8% (±2.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	835 (±232)	3,705 (±364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,740 (±216)	12,515 (±428)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,351 (±$5,895)	$38,613 (±$3,748)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,095 (±$22,331)	$79,035 (±$4,044)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Albion (Orleans County), the renter share is higher than in Orleans County (22.8%).

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

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

In Orleans County, the Town of Albion (Orleans County) ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 1,004.

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

How renting in the Town of Albion (Orleans County) 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	46.7% (±7.6 points)	32.4% (±7.7 points)	−14.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$711 (±$71)	$799 (±$88)	+12.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,750 (±$6,771)	$49,779 (±$27,425)	+28.5%	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 the Town of Albion (Orleans County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Albion (Orleans County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Albion (Orleans County)	—	32.4% (±7.7 points)	—
Village of Albion	1.7 mi	37.1% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Barre	3.3 mi	12.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Gaines	3.5 mi	25.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Carlton	7.8 mi	8.2% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Town of Murray	8.0 mi	19.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Town of Clarendon	8.5 mi	10.3% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Ridgeway	8.8 mi	30.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Medina	9.0 mi	43.1% (±6.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Barre, NY (12.4%), Town of Carlton, NY (8.2%), Town of Murray, NY (19.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Medina, NY (43.1%).

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

Households that rent across Orleans County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Albion (Orleans County)	32.4% (±7.7 points)
2	Town of Shelby	32.2% (±6.8 points)
3	Town of Ridgeway	30.2% (±6.9 points)
4	Town of Gaines	25.4% (±11.2 points)
5	Town of Murray	19.7% (±5.5 points)
6	Town of Yates	14.7% (±5.4 points)
7	Town of Barre	12.4% (±4.6 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Orleans County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Albion (Orleans County) include them.

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 Town of Albion (Orleans County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Albion (Orleans County)?

The Town of Albion (Orleans County) has an estimated 835 (±232) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Albion (Orleans County)?

In the Town of Albion (Orleans County), the share of households that rent went from 46.7% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Albion (Orleans County)?

A renting household in the Town of Albion (Orleans County) has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Albion (Orleans County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Albion (Orleans County), NY has an income of $21,351 (±$5,895) a year, against $73,095 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 Albion town, Orleans County, New York (county subdivision:01044, in state:36 county:073).

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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