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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Evans, NY, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Evans, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 933 renting households against 5,827 that own their home.

In the Town of Evans, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 13.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.8% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 933 (±209)
Median renter income: $45,521 (±$39,729)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Evans

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Evans	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.8% (±3.0 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	933 (±209)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,827 (±334)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,521 (±$39,729)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,891 (±$5,627)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Evans, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, the Town of Evans ranks 22 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 680 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 Evans 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	19.7% (±3.0 points)	13.8% (±3.0 points)	−5.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$813 (±$57)	$919 (±$104)	+13.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,833 (±$4,379)	$72,467 (±$7,788)	+17.2%	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 Evans

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Evans
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Evans	—	13.8% (±3.0 points)	—
Village of Angola	1.7 mi	14.0% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brant	4.3 mi	24.1% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Eden (community)	5.3 mi	12.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of North Collins	5.4 mi	45.3% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Village of Farnham	5.6 mi	26.2% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Eden	6.2 mi	10.3% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cattaraugus Reservation (Erie County)	7.4 mi	21.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wanakah	8.0 mi	2.8% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wanakah, NY (2.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Brant, NY (24.1%), Village of North Collins, NY (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Town of Newstead	20.3% (±4.3 points)
17	Town of Grand Island	18.4% (±4.1 points)
18	Town of Collins	17.8% (±5.7 points)
19	Town of Alden	16.5% (±4.0 points)
20	Town of Aurora	15.9% (±3.6 points)
21	Town of Clarence	15.8% (±2.4 points)
22	Town of Evans	13.8% (±3.0 points)
23	Town of Elma	11.4% (±4.6 points)
24 (tie)	Town of Colden	11.2% (±5.5 points)
24 (tie)	Town of Wales	11.2% (±5.7 points)
26	Town of Holland	11.0% (±6.1 points)
27	Town of Eden	10.3% (±4.5 points)
28	Town of Sardinia	9.2% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Evans include them.

The figures for the Town of Evans include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Angola on the Lake, Highland-on-the-Lake, Lake Erie Beach.

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 Evans

How many renters are there in the Town of Evans?

The Town of Evans has an estimated 933 (±209) renting households, 13.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Evans?

In the Town of Evans, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 13.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Evans?

A renting household in the Town of Evans has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Evans?

The median renting household in the Town of Evans, NY has an income of $45,521 (±$39,729) a year, against $77,891 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 Evans town, Erie County, New York (county subdivision:24801, in state:36 county:029).

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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