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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Alfred, NY, 2020–2024
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37.6% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Alfred, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 477 renting households against 791 that own their home.

In the Town of Alfred, the share of households that rent went from 45.2% in 2015–2019 to 37.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.6% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 477 (±100)
Median renter income: $18,825 (±$4,520)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Alfred

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Alfred	Allegany County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.6% (±5.2 points)	20.7% (±1.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	477 (±100)	3,672 (±254)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	791 (±92)	14,038 (±342)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,825 (±$4,520)	$31,848 (±$5,074)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,938 (±$27,213)	$73,216 (±$2,531)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Alfred, the renter share is higher than in Allegany County (20.7%).

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

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

In Allegany County, the Town of Alfred ranks 1 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 92 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 Alfred 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	45.2% (±5.1 points)	37.6% (±5.2 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$727 (±$73)	$861 (±$39)	+18.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,339 (±$8,445)	$42,337 (±$8,570)	−8.6%	Down 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 Alfred

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Alfred
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Alfred	—	37.6% (±5.2 points)	—
Village of Alfred	1.5 mi	51.8% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Village of Andover	5.3 mi	23.9% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Town of Ward	5.5 mi	9.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Town of Andover	5.8 mi	22.7% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Village of Almond	6.6 mi	16.8% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Town of Hartsville	6.9 mi	12.1% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Town of Almond	7.5 mi	7.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Town of West Almond	8.0 mi	9.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Andover, NY (23.9%), Town of Ward, NY (9.4%), Town of Andover, NY (22.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Alfred, NY (51.8%).

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

Households that rent across Allegany County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Alfred	37.6% (±5.2 points)
2	Town of Wellsville	28.9% (±4.6 points)
3	Town of Caneadea	28.4% (±8.6 points)
4	Town of Bolivar	27.5% (±7.2 points)
5	Town of Cuba	26.1% (±5.9 points)
6	Town of Wirt	23.3% (±7.8 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Amity	22.7% (±6.0 points)

Showing 7 of 29 places in Allegany County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Alfred?

The Town of Alfred has an estimated 477 (±100) renting households, 37.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Alfred?

In the Town of Alfred, the share of households that rent went from 45.2% in 2015–2019 to 37.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Alfred?

A renting household in the Town of Alfred has 1.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Alfred?

The median renting household in the Town of Alfred, NY has an income of $18,825 (±$4,520) a year, against $75,938 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 Alfred town, Allegany County, New York (county subdivision:01209, in state:36 county:003).

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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