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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Geneseo, NY, 2020–2024
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48.7% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Geneseo, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,593 renting households against 1,680 that own their home.

In the Town of Geneseo, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.7% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 1,593 (±238)
Median renter income: $38,875 (±$9,895)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Geneseo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Geneseo	Livingston County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.7% (±5.8 points)	23.7% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,593 (±238)	5,789 (±429)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,680 (±200)	18,684 (±383)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,875 (±$9,895)	$37,321 (±$4,714)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,214 (±$18,153)	$88,911 (±$4,076)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Geneseo, the renter share is higher than in Livingston County (23.7%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Livingston County, the Town of Geneseo ranks 1 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 41 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 Geneseo 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	54.4% (±5.1 points)	48.7% (±5.8 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$899 (±$131)	$1,005 (±$90)	+11.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,112 (±$5,583)	$65,670 (±$13,046)	+42.4%	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 Geneseo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Geneseo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Geneseo	—	48.7% (±5.8 points)	—
Village of Geneseo	1.6 mi	57.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Conesus Lake	4.0 mi	9.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Village of Livonia	5.7 mi	35.4% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Town of Livonia	6.4 mi	14.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Village of Leicester	6.4 mi	10.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Town of Groveland	6.7 mi	13.6% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Town of York	6.9 mi	26.6% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Town of Avon	7.0 mi	26.5% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Conesus Lake, NY (9.1%), Village of Livonia, NY (35.4%), Town of Livonia, NY (14.6%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Geneseo	48.7% (±5.8 points)
2	Town of Nunda	28.2% (±7.1 points)
3	Town of York	26.6% (±9.7 points)
4	Town of Avon	26.5% (±5.1 points)
5	Town of North Dansville	25.8% (±5.8 points)
6	Town of Caledonia	24.0% (±5.5 points)
7	Town of Mount Morris	21.3% (±7.5 points)

Showing 7 of 17 places in Livingston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Geneseo?

The Town of Geneseo has an estimated 1,593 (±238) renting households, 48.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Geneseo?

In the Town of Geneseo, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 48.7% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Geneseo?

A renting household in the Town of Geneseo has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Geneseo?

The median renting household in the Town of Geneseo, NY has an income of $38,875 (±$9,895) a year, against $128,214 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 Geneseo town, Livingston County, New York (county subdivision:28629, in state:36 county:051).

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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