What percentage of people rent in the Town of Alexandria, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Alexandria, NY, 2020–2024
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25.4% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Alexandria, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 447 renting households against 1,316 that own their home.

In the Town of Alexandria, the share of households that rent went from 21.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.4% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 447 (±109)
Median renter income: $34,191 (±$11,355)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Alexandria

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Alexandria	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.4% (±5.9 points)	45.3% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	447 (±109)	21,588 (±884)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,316 (±151)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.1 (±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	$34,191 (±$11,355)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,655 (±$16,213)	$87,905 (±$2,518)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Alexandria, the renter share is lower than in Jefferson County (45.3%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, the Town of Alexandria ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 262 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 Alexandria 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	21.0% (±4.7 points)	25.4% (±5.9 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$788 (±$138)	$730 (±$174)	−7.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,554 (±$4,854)	$85,020 (±$19,903)	+64.9%	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 the Town of Alexandria

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Alexandria
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Alexandria	—	25.4% (±5.9 points)	—
Village of Alexandria Bay	2.5 mi	43.9% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Town of Theresa	6.5 mi	20.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Orleans	7.6 mi	21.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Theresa	8.3 mi	41.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hammond	11 mi	21.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Clayton	12 mi	49.8% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Town of Rossie	13 mi	16.9% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hammond	13 mi	48.1% (±12.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Alexandria Bay, NY (43.9%), Village of Clayton, NY (49.8%), Village of Hammond, NY (48.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Town of Watertown	45.1% (±7.0 points)
6	Town of Philadelphia	36.0% (±7.8 points)
7	Town of Hounsfield	35.9% (±6.6 points)
8	Town of Clayton	28.3% (±6.2 points)
9	Town of Adams	26.9% (±8.3 points)
10	Town of Rutland	26.3% (±6.9 points)
11	Town of Alexandria	25.4% (±5.9 points)
12	Town of Pamelia	23.3% (±9.3 points)
13	Town of Rodman	21.7% (±11.2 points)
14	Town of Orleans	21.2% (±7.0 points)
15	Town of Theresa	20.2% (±7.8 points)
16	Town of Antwerp	19.1% (±6.4 points)
17	Town of Ellisburg	18.4% (±4.2 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Alexandria 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 Alexandria

How many renters are there in the Town of Alexandria?

The Town of Alexandria has an estimated 447 (±109) renting households, 25.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Alexandria?

In the Town of Alexandria, the share of households that rent went from 21.0% in 2015–2019 to 25.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Alexandria?

A renting household in the Town of Alexandria has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Alexandria?

The median renting household in the Town of Alexandria, NY has an income of $34,191 (±$11,355) a year, against $99,655 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 Alexandria town, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:01176, in state:36 county:045).

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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