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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Dayton, NY, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Dayton, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 125 renting households against 601 that own their home.

In the Town of Dayton, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 125 (±35)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Dayton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Dayton	Cattaraugus County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±4.9 points)	24.8% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	125 (±35)	7,899 (±468)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	601 (±90)	23,996 (±405)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$34,273 (±$2,709)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,141 (±$8,925)	$71,076 (±$2,453)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Dayton, the renter share is lower than in Cattaraugus County (24.8%).

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

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

In Cattaraugus County, the Town of Dayton ranks 19 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 555 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 Dayton 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% (±6.8 points)	17.2% (±4.9 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$671 (±$114)	$907 (±$192)	+35.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,197 (±$5,994)	$68,553 (±$9,988)	+31.3%	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 Dayton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Dayton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Dayton	—	17.2% (±4.9 points)	—
Village of South Dayton	3.0 mi	26.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Persia	4.9 mi	23.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Leon	5.3 mi	13.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Villenova	6.3 mi	7.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Village of Gowanda	6.6 mi	27.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Town of New Albion	7.3 mi	23.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Perrysburg	7.3 mi	14.9% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cattaraugus	7.3 mi	29.8% (±10.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Villenova, NY (7.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Gowanda, NY (27.6%), Village of Cattaraugus, NY (29.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cattaraugus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Town of Humphrey	21.2% (±13.7 points)
14	Town of Salamanca	19.9% (±9.4 points)
15	Town of Allegany	19.7% (±4.0 points)
16	Town of East Otto	18.8% (±6.6 points)
17	Town of Ellicottville	18.3% (±7.4 points)
18	Town of Conewango	18.2% (±6.7 points)
19	Town of Dayton	17.2% (±4.9 points)
20 (tie)	Town of Perrysburg	14.9% (±6.5 points)
20 (tie)	Town of Randolph	14.9% (±5.9 points)
22	Town of Franklinville	14.3% (±5.5 points)
23 (tie)	Town of Leon	13.6% (±9.8 points)
23 (tie)	Town of South Valley	13.6% (±9.7 points)
25	Town of Freedom	11.1% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 36 places in Cattaraugus County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Dayton?

The Town of Dayton has an estimated 125 (±35) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Dayton?

In the Town of Dayton, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Dayton?

A renting household in the Town of Dayton has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Dayton town, Cattaraugus County, New York (county subdivision:19840, in state:36 county:009).

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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