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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Corning, NY, 2020–2024
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14.0% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Corning, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 331 renting households against 2,027 that own their home.

In the Town of Corning, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.0% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 331 (±112)
Median renter income: $85,729 (±$54,961)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Corning

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Corning	Steuben County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.0% (±4.6 points)	26.7% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	331 (±112)	10,481 (±550)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,027 (±162)	28,738 (±584)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$85,729 (±$54,961)	$36,998 (±$3,119)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,821 (±$20,960)	$80,748 (±$2,476)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Corning, the renter share is lower than in Steuben County (26.7%).

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

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

In Steuben County, the Town of Corning ranks 19 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 673 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 Corning 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	17.2% (±3.4 points)	14.0% (±4.6 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$841 (±$58)	$1,289 (±$219)	+53.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$66,656 (±$4,269)	$88,482 (±$10,016)	+32.7%	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 Corning

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Corning
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Corning	—	14.0% (±4.6 points)	—
Village of South Corning	1.9 mi	27.6% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Corning	2.2 mi	48.7% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Village of Riverside	3.4 mi	12.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Painted Post	4.1 mi	36.5% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Town of Big Flats	5.2 mi	20.9% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Big Flats (community)	5.5 mi	21.4% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Gang Mills	5.9 mi	37.9% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Town of Hornby	6.0 mi	9.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of South Corning, NY (27.6%), Corning, NY (48.7%), Village of Painted Post, NY (36.5%).

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

Households that rent across Steuben County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Town of Hornellsville	17.4% (±6.4 points)
14	Town of Jasper	16.9% (±6.5 points)
15	Town of Woodhull	16.5% (±7.2 points)
16	Town of Campbell	16.1% (±7.8 points)
17	Town of Wheeler	15.2% (±14.7 points)
18	Town of Howard	14.7% (±5.4 points)
19	Town of Corning	14.0% (±4.6 points)
20	Town of Tuscarora	13.7% (±5.3 points)
21	Town of Bradford	12.9% (±5.5 points)
22	Town of Hartsville	12.1% (±9.1 points)
23 (tie)	Town of Cohocton	11.4% (±4.2 points)
23 (tie)	Town of Pulteney	11.4% (±4.4 points)
25	Town of Prattsburgh	11.0% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Steuben County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Corning?

The Town of Corning has an estimated 331 (±112) renting households, 14.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Corning?

In the Town of Corning, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Corning?

A renting household in the Town of Corning has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Corning?

The median renting household in the Town of Corning, NY has an income of $85,729 (±$54,961) a year, against $94,821 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 Corning town, Steuben County, New York (county subdivision:18267, in state:36 county:101).

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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