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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Bombay, NY, 2020–2024
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45.1% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Bombay, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 235 renting households against 286 that own their home.

In the Town of Bombay, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.1% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 235 (±81)
Median renter income: $22,989 (±$7,056)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Bombay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Bombay	Franklin County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.1% (±9.7 points)	27.5% (±2.1 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	235 (±81)	5,363 (±448)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	286 (±51)	14,151 (±423)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,989 (±$7,056)	$38,729 (±$4,087)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$55,625 (±$22,753)	$76,481 (±$3,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Bombay, the renter share is higher than in Franklin County (27.5%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Franklin County, the Town of Bombay ranks 1 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 59 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 Bombay 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	26.2% (±8.4 points)	45.1% (±9.7 points)	+18.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$608 (±$147)	$777 (±$13)	+27.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,833 (±$12,037)	$29,805 (±$20,742)	−35.0%	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 Bombay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Bombay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Bombay	—	45.1% (±9.7 points)	—
Town of Fort Covington	5.4 mi	13.9% (±4.9 points)	Lower
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation	5.6 mi	32.8% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Moira	5.6 mi	30.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Akwesasne	5.7 mi	31.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Covington (community)	6.2 mi	12.6% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Village of Brushton	6.5 mi	43.1% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brasher	7.0 mi	24.6% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Town of Bangor	9.0 mi	10.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fort Covington, NY (13.9%), Town of Moira, NY (30.4%), Fort Covington (community), NY (12.6%).

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

Households that rent across Franklin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Bombay	45.1% (±9.7 points)
2	Town of Harrietstown	41.5% (±6.6 points)
3	Town of Malone	35.8% (±5.0 points)
4	St. Regis Mohawk Reservation	32.8% (±10.8 points)
5	Town of Moira	30.4% (±9.3 points)
6	Town of Brighton (Franklin County)	29.5% (±11.7 points)
7	Town of Tupper Lake	28.4% (±6.6 points)

Showing 7 of 20 places in Franklin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Bombay?

The Town of Bombay has an estimated 235 (±81) renting households, 45.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Bombay?

In the Town of Bombay, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Bombay?

A renting household in the Town of Bombay has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Bombay?

The median renting household in the Town of Bombay, NY has an income of $22,989 (±$7,056) a year, against $55,625 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 Bombay town, Franklin County, New York (county subdivision:07278, in state:36 county:033).

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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