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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Ellicottville, NY, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Ellicottville, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 106 renting households against 474 that own their home.

In the Town of Ellicottville, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 106 (±47)
Median renter income: $28,750 (±$11,580)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Ellicottville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ellicottville	Cattaraugus County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±7.4 points)	24.8% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	106 (±47)	7,899 (±468)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	474 (±68)	23,996 (±405)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,750 (±$11,580)	$34,273 (±$2,709)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,518 (±$6,133)	$71,076 (±$2,453)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Ellicottville, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 Ellicottville ranks 17 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 510 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 Ellicottville 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	17.9% (±6.4 points)	18.3% (±7.4 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$794 (±$415)	$768 (±$92)	−3.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,946 (±$20,173)	$71,200 (±$15,419)	+13.1%	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 Ellicottville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ellicottville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Ellicottville	—	18.3% (±7.4 points)	—
Village of Ellicottville	2.7 mi	14.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mansfield	6.3 mi	3.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Town of Great Valley	7.4 mi	2.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Town of Franklinville	7.4 mi	14.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Little Valley	8.2 mi	32.4% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Town of East Otto	8.6 mi	18.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Little Valley	8.9 mi	42.9% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Town of Humphrey	9.2 mi	21.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Mansfield, NY (3.8%), Town of Great Valley, NY (2.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Little Valley, NY (32.4%), Village of Little Valley, NY (42.9%).

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
11	Town of Olean	22.1% (±9.1 points)
12	Town of Carrollton	21.4% (±7.9 points)
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)

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 Ellicottville 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 Ellicottville

How many renters are there in the Town of Ellicottville?

The Town of Ellicottville has an estimated 106 (±47) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Ellicottville?

In the Town of Ellicottville, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Ellicottville?

A renting household in the Town of Ellicottville has 1.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Ellicottville?

The median renting household in the Town of Ellicottville, NY has an income of $28,750 (±$11,580) a year, against $86,518 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 Ellicottville town, Cattaraugus County, New York (county subdivision:24031, 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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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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