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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Gorham, NY, 2020–2024
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20.3% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Gorham, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 366 renting households against 1,434 that own their home.

In the Town of Gorham, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.3% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 366 (±137)
Median renter income: $31,058 (±$7,992)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Gorham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Gorham	Ontario County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.3% (±7.0 points)	26.3% (±1.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	366 (±137)	12,713 (±725)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,434 (±172)	35,598 (±679)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,058 (±$7,992)	$54,039 (±$4,113)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,026 (±$14,965)	$97,623 (±$3,101)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Gorham, the renter share is not measurably different from Ontario County (26.3%).

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

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

In Ontario County, the Town of Gorham ranks 8 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 418 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 Gorham 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	10.5% (±4.4 points)	20.3% (±7.0 points)	+9.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$837 (±$187)	$1,165 (±$208)	+39.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,223 (±$6,400)	$64,874 (±$8,303)	+1.0%	Down 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 Gorham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Gorham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Gorham	—	20.3% (±7.0 points)	—
Village of Rushville	2.9 mi	26.3% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Potter	5.8 mi	20.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hopewell	6.6 mi	9.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Town of Seneca	6.8 mi	8.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Town of Middlesex	7.2 mi	9.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Canandaigua	7.4 mi	33.2% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Canandaigua	7.6 mi	49.3% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Town of Benton	9.2 mi	24.1% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Hopewell, NY (9.7%), Town of Seneca, NY (8.4%), Town of Middlesex, NY (9.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Canandaigua, NY (33.2%), Canandaigua, NY (49.3%).

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

Households that rent across Ontario County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Geneva (Ontario County)	48.3% (±4.2 points)
3	Town of Canandaigua	33.2% (±6.3 points)
4	Town of Farmington	26.3% (±4.0 points)
5	Town of Geneva	23.6% (±5.2 points)
6 (tie)	Town of East Bloomfield	20.8% (±7.1 points)
6 (tie)	Town of Victor	20.8% (±3.2 points)
8	Town of Gorham	20.3% (±7.0 points)
9	Town of Richmond	19.5% (±7.0 points)
10	Town of Naples	19.1% (±5.6 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Canadice	18.4% (±10.2 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Manchester	18.4% (±3.7 points)
13	Town of Phelps	11.9% (±3.0 points)
14	Town of West Bloomfield	10.5% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Ontario County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Gorham?

The Town of Gorham has an estimated 366 (±137) renting households, 20.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Gorham?

In the Town of Gorham, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Gorham?

A renting household in the Town of Gorham has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Gorham?

The median renting household in the Town of Gorham, NY has an income of $31,058 (±$7,992) a year, against $78,026 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 Gorham town, Ontario County, New York (county subdivision:29531, in state:36 county:069).

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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