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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Altona, NY, 2020–2024
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22.3% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Altona, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 196 renting households against 682 that own their home.

In the Town of Altona, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.3% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 196 (±84)
Median renter income: $41,250 (±$33,905)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Altona

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Altona	Clinton County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.3% (±9.1 points)	30.6% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	196 (±84)	10,283 (±595)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	682 (±106)	23,273 (±571)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,250 (±$33,905)	$41,416 (±$3,389)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,947 (±$21,066)	$89,541 (±$4,959)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Altona, the renter share is not measurably different from Clinton County (30.6%).

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

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

In Clinton County, the Town of Altona ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 351 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 Altona 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	20.8% (±7.6 points)	22.3% (±9.1 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$793 (±$127)	$997 (±$182)	+25.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,028 (±$8,761)	$51,367 (±$2,796)	+4.8%	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 Altona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Altona
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Altona	—	22.3% (±9.1 points)	—
Town of Mooers	7.9 mi	8.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Village of Dannemora	8.8 mi	18.1% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Beekmantown	9.0 mi	14.5% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Dannemora	9.4 mi	25.0% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellenburg	9.7 mi	16.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Chazy	10 mi	17.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisonville	12 mi	27.0% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Plattsburgh	13 mi	23.9% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Mooers, NY (8.5%).

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

Households that rent across Clinton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plattsburgh	62.1% (±3.4 points)
2	Town of Champlain	32.5% (±5.1 points)
3	Town of Dannemora	25.0% (±9.4 points)
4	Town of Plattsburgh	23.9% (±3.6 points)
5	Town of Au Sable	23.2% (±8.8 points)
6	Town of Altona	22.3% (±9.1 points)
7	Town of Peru	17.3% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Chazy	17.1% (±7.2 points)
9	Town of Ellenburg	16.7% (±5.8 points)
10	Town of Beekmantown	14.5% (±6.8 points)
11	Town of Clinton (Clinton County)	13.7% (±7.9 points)
12	Town of Black Brook	11.9% (±5.4 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Clinton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Altona?

The Town of Altona has an estimated 196 (±84) renting households, 22.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Altona?

In the Town of Altona, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Altona?

A renting household in the Town of Altona has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Altona?

The median renting household in the Town of Altona, NY has an income of $41,250 (±$33,905) a year, against $58,947 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 Altona town, Clinton County, New York (county subdivision:01583, in state:36 county:019).

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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