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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Gerry, NY, 2020–2024
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24.8% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Gerry, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 157 renting households against 477 that own their home.

In the Town of Gerry, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.8% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 157 (±43)
Median renter income: $44,479 (±$9,881)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Gerry

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Gerry	Chautauqua County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.8% (±5.8 points)	31.1% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	157 (±43)	16,631 (±773)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	477 (±78)	36,762 (±711)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,479 (±$9,881)	$33,312 (±$3,028)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,044 (±$8,679)	$74,524 (±$2,722)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Gerry, the renter share is lower than in Chautauqua County (31.1%).

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

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

In Chautauqua County, the Town of Gerry ranks 9 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 276 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 Gerry 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	19.3% (±5.0 points)	24.8% (±5.8 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$723 (±$107)	$1,138 (±$260)	+57.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,282 (±$6,114)	$68,667 (±$11,710)	+24.2%	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 Gerry

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Gerry
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Gerry	—	24.8% (±5.8 points)	—
Village of Sinclairville	3.0 mi	31.2% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Charlotte	5.4 mi	19.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellington	5.9 mi	11.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Ellicott	6.5 mi	28.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellery	6.8 mi	10.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Town of Cherry Creek	7.6 mi	25.2% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Falconer	7.7 mi	28.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stockton	8.1 mi	18.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ellington, NY (11.6%), Town of Ellery, NY (10.5%).

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

Households that rent across Chautauqua County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Town of Pomfret	36.9% (±5.8 points)
4	Town of Westfield	28.7% (±8.5 points)
5	Town of Ellicott	28.1% (±4.4 points)
6	Town of Busti	27.3% (±5.2 points)
7	Town of Cherry Creek	25.2% (±18.2 points)
8	Town of Sherman	24.9% (±8.2 points)
9	Town of Gerry	24.8% (±5.8 points)
10	Town of Ripley	23.4% (±7.1 points)
11	Town of Portland	22.5% (±6.0 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Charlotte	19.3% (±5.2 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Hanover	19.3% (±4.6 points)
14	Town of Chautauqua	19.2% (±5.8 points)
15	Town of Poland	18.7% (±6.8 points)

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

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Gerry?

The Town of Gerry has an estimated 157 (±43) renting households, 24.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Gerry?

In the Town of Gerry, the share of households that rent went from 19.3% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Gerry?

A renting household in the Town of Gerry has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Gerry?

The median renting household in the Town of Gerry, NY has an income of $44,479 (±$9,881) a year, against $84,044 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 Gerry town, Chautauqua County, New York (county subdivision:28838, in state:36 county:013).

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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