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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Fishkill, NY, 2020–2024
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34.1% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Fishkill, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,267 renting households against 6,306 that own their home.

In the Town of Fishkill, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.1% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 3,267 (±401)
Median renter income: $73,047 (±$11,595)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Fishkill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Fishkill	Dutchess County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.1% (±3.5 points)	30.8% (±0.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,267 (±401)	35,828 (±952)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,306 (±358)	80,447 (±959)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,047 (±$11,595)	$58,654 (±$3,417)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,667 (±$12,625)	$125,208 (±$3,702)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Fishkill, the renter share is not measurably different from Dutchess County (30.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Dutchess County, the Town of Fishkill ranks 4 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 117 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 Fishkill 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	34.0% (±3.3 points)	34.1% (±3.5 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,540 (±$95)	$1,877 (±$104)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$88,606 (±$4,714)	$101,423 (±$8,263)	+14.5%	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 Fishkill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Fishkill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Fishkill	—	34.1% (±3.5 points)	—
Village of Fishkill	2.0 mi	59.9% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Beacon	2.3 mi	38.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newburgh	5.0 mi	65.2% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Myers Corner	5.2 mi	11.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Wappinger	5.2 mi	36.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Balmville	5.3 mi	22.7% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Village of Wappingers Falls	5.7 mi	68.8% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Village of Nelsonville	6.1 mi	26.2% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Myers Corner, NY (11.9%), Balmville, NY (22.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Fishkill, NY (59.9%), Newburgh, NY (65.2%), Village of Wappingers Falls, NY (68.8%).

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

Households that rent across Dutchess County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Poughkeepsie	61.2% (±3.1 points)
2	Beacon	38.9% (±4.3 points)
3	Town of Wappinger	36.7% (±3.4 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Fishkill	34.1% (±3.5 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Poughkeepsie	34.1% (±2.6 points)
6	Town of Washington	32.4% (±7.5 points)
7	Town of Amenia	31.7% (±8.7 points)
8	Town of Dover	30.5% (±6.3 points)
9	Town of Rhinebeck	28.4% (±4.9 points)
10	Town of Pleasant Valley	28.3% (±7.3 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Dutchess County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Fishkill include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Brinckerhoff, Merritt Park.

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 Fishkill

How many renters are there in the Town of Fishkill?

The Town of Fishkill has an estimated 3,267 (±401) renting households, 34.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Fishkill?

In the Town of Fishkill, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 34.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Fishkill?

A renting household in the Town of Fishkill has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Fishkill?

The median renting household in the Town of Fishkill, NY has an income of $73,047 (±$11,595) a year, against $122,667 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 Fishkill town, Dutchess County, New York (county subdivision:25978, in state:36 county:027).

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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