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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Belfast, NY, 2020–2024
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15.5% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Belfast, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 102 renting households against 557 that own their home.

In the Town of Belfast, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.5% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 102 (±39)
Median renter income: $22,321 (±$8,724)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Belfast

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Belfast	Allegany County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.5% (±6.0 points)	20.7% (±1.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	102 (±39)	3,672 (±254)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	557 (±89)	14,038 (±342)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,321 (±$8,724)	$31,848 (±$5,074)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,979 (±$11,238)	$73,216 (±$2,531)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Belfast, the renter share is not measurably different from Allegany County (20.7%).

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

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

In Allegany County, the Town of Belfast ranks 16 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 622 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 Belfast 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	22.4% (±5.6 points)	15.5% (±6.0 points)	−6.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$581 (±$58)	$568 (±$58)	−2.2%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$49,514 (±$6,619)	$64,954 (±$8,209)	+31.2%	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 Belfast

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Belfast
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Belfast	—	15.5% (±6.0 points)	—
Town of Friendship	5.8 mi	18.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Angelica	5.9 mi	19.9% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Hudson	6.1 mi	8.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Angelica	6.1 mi	17.6% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Caneadea	6.5 mi	28.4% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Village of Belmont	7.6 mi	30.7% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Town of Cuba	8.3 mi	26.1% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Town of Amity	8.4 mi	22.7% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Caneadea, NY (28.4%), Village of Belmont, NY (30.7%), Town of Cuba, NY (26.1%).

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
10	Town of Friendship	18.8% (±6.6 points)
11	Town of Angelica	17.6% (±5.2 points)
12	Town of Granger	17.5% (±7.0 points)
13	Town of Independence	16.9% (±7.9 points)
14	Town of Genesee	16.4% (±5.9 points)
15	Town of Alma	16.0% (±10.3 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Belfast	15.5% (±6.0 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Hume	15.5% (±4.4 points)
18	Town of Burns	12.3% (±4.6 points)
19	Town of Clarksville	11.1% (±5.5 points)
20	Town of Grove	10.7% (±4.8 points)
21	Town of Rushford	10.2% (±4.2 points)
22	Town of Scio	9.8% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 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 Belfast 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 Belfast

How many renters are there in the Town of Belfast?

The Town of Belfast has an estimated 102 (±39) renting households, 15.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Belfast?

In the Town of Belfast, the share of households that rent went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Belfast?

A renting household in the Town of Belfast has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Belfast?

The median renting household in the Town of Belfast, NY has an income of $22,321 (±$8,724) a year, against $76,979 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 Belfast town, Allegany County, New York (county subdivision:05573, 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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