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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Ellenburg, NY, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Ellenburg, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 149 renting households against 742 that own their home.

In the Town of Ellenburg, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−13.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 149 (±53)
Median renter income: $39,375 (±$27,611)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Ellenburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ellenburg	Clinton County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±5.8 points)	30.6% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	149 (±53)	10,283 (±595)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	742 (±101)	23,273 (±571)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,375 (±$27,611)	$41,416 (±$3,389)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,114 (±$6,585)	$89,541 (±$4,959)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Ellenburg, the renter share is lower than in Clinton County (30.6%).

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

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

In Clinton County, the Town of Ellenburg ranks 9 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 582 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 Ellenburg 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	29.7% (±7.4 points)	16.7% (±5.8 points)	−13.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$720 (±$90)	$801 (±$192)	+11.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,021 (±$11,134)	$73,125 (±$10,058)	+37.9%	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 Ellenburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ellenburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Ellenburg	—	16.7% (±5.8 points)	—
Town of Dannemora	4.1 mi	25.0% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clinton (Clinton County)	9.1 mi	13.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Dannemora	9.6 mi	18.1% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Altona	9.7 mi	22.3% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Saranac	11 mi	9.8% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Chateaugay	13 mi	27.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Chateaugay	13 mi	17.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bellmont	14 mi	15.8% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Clinton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Town of Dannemora	25.0% (±9.4 points)
4	Town of Plattsburgh	23.9% (±3.6 points)
5	Town of Au Sable	23.2% (±8.8 points)
6	Town of Altona	22.3% (±9.1 points)
7	Town of Peru	17.3% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Chazy	17.1% (±7.2 points)
9	Town of Ellenburg	16.7% (±5.8 points)
10	Town of Beekmantown	14.5% (±6.8 points)
11	Town of Clinton (Clinton County)	13.7% (±7.9 points)
12	Town of Black Brook	11.9% (±5.4 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Saranac	9.8% (±5.2 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Schuyler Falls	9.8% (±5.7 points)
15	Town of Mooers	8.5% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Clinton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Ellenburg?

The Town of Ellenburg has an estimated 149 (±53) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Ellenburg?

In the Town of Ellenburg, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−13.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Ellenburg?

A renting household in the Town of Ellenburg has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Ellenburg?

The median renting household in the Town of Ellenburg, NY has an income of $39,375 (±$27,611) a year, against $75,114 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 Ellenburg town, Clinton County, New York (county subdivision:23921, in state:36 county:019).

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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