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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Goshen, NY, 2020–2024
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20.5% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Goshen, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 996 renting households against 3,852 that own their home.

In the Town of Goshen, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.5% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 996 (±160)
Median renter income: $73,571 (±$41,674)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Goshen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Goshen	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.5% (±3.3 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	996 (±160)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,852 (±313)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,571 (±$41,674)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,364 (±$28,937)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Goshen, the renter share is lower than in Orange County (32.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, the Town of Goshen ranks 13 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 411 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 Goshen 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	30.5% (±3.8 points)	20.5% (±3.3 points)	−10.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,296 (±$111)	$1,786 (±$107)	+37.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$103,796 (±$6,068)	$121,442 (±$17,478)	+17.0%	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 Goshen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Goshen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Goshen	—	20.5% (±3.3 points)	—
Village of Goshen	1.9 mi	37.7% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Village of Florida	3.5 mi	19.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Chester	4.3 mi	49.8% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Mechanicstown	5.0 mi	48.3% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Town of Chester (Orange County)	5.3 mi	21.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown	5.7 mi	48.3% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Town of Wawayanda	6.0 mi	11.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Scotchtown	6.6 mi	52.9% (±4.9 points)	Higher

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Goshen, NY (37.7%), Village of Chester, NY (49.8%), Mechanicstown, NY (48.3%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Town of Montgomery	33.1% (±4.5 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Cornwall	26.8% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)	Town of New Windsor	26.8% (±3.0 points)
10	Town of Tuxedo	24.8% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Chester (Orange County)	21.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Town of Warwick	20.8% (±2.5 points)
13	Town of Goshen	20.5% (±3.3 points)
14	Town of Crawford	20.4% (±6.2 points)
15	Town of Newburgh	20.2% (±2.8 points)
16	Town of Deerpark	20.0% (±5.9 points)
17	Town of Mount Hope	19.0% (±6.8 points)
18	Town of Blooming Grove	18.0% (±3.1 points)
19	Town of Monroe	17.5% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Goshen?

The Town of Goshen has an estimated 996 (±160) renting households, 20.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Goshen?

In the Town of Goshen, the share of households that rent went from 30.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Goshen?

A renting household in the Town of Goshen has 2.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Goshen?

The median renting household in the Town of Goshen, NY has an income of $73,571 (±$41,674) a year, against $141,364 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 Goshen town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:29553, in state:36 county:071).

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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