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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Amherst, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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30.1% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Amherst, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 16,059 renting households against 37,284 that own their home.

In the Town of Amherst, the share of households that rent went from 30.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 16,059 (±920)
Median renter income: $50,452 (±$3,299)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Amherst

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Amherst	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±1.6 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	16,059 (±920)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	37,284 (±1,082)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,452 (±$3,299)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,495 (±$3,276)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Amherst, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, the Town of Amherst ranks 3 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 159 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 Amherst 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	30.1% (±1.2 points)	30.1% (±1.6 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,102 (±$29)	$1,393 (±$45)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,704 (±$2,007)	$93,483 (±$2,490)	+21.9%	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 Amherst

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Amherst
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Amherst	—	30.1% (±1.6 points)	—
Village of Williamsville	3.8 mi	36.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Hill	4.8 mi	29.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clarence	5.7 mi	15.8% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Tonawanda Town	6.3 mi	26.9% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Town of Tonawanda	6.3 mi	27.8% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
North Tonawanda	6.3 mi	29.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	6.4 mi	26.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clarence Center	6.4 mi	9.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clarence, NY (15.8%), Tonawanda Town, NY (26.9%), Clarence Center, NY (9.1%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buffalo	57.0% (±1.2 points)
2	Lackawanna	43.8% (±3.7 points)
3	Town of Amherst	30.1% (±1.6 points)
4	Town of Cheektowaga	28.5% (±1.4 points)
5	Town of Tonawanda	27.8% (±2.0 points)
6	Tonawanda	26.8% (±4.1 points)
7	Town of Orchard Park	25.5% (±3.5 points)
8	Town of Hamburg	24.6% (±1.9 points)
9	Town of Brant	24.1% (±6.9 points)

Showing 9 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Amherst include them.

The figures for the Town of Amherst include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Eggertsville, University at Buffalo.

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 Amherst

How many renters are there in the Town of Amherst?

The Town of Amherst has an estimated 16,059 (±920) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Amherst?

In the Town of Amherst, the share of households that rent went from 30.1% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Amherst?

A renting household in the Town of Amherst has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Amherst?

The median renting household in the Town of Amherst, NY has an income of $50,452 (±$3,299) a year, against $119,495 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 Amherst town, Erie County, New York (county subdivision:02000, in state:36 county:029).

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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