How many renters in the Town of Gouverneur, NY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Gouverneur, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.7% (±22.3 points) of renting households in the Town of Gouverneur, NY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.7% (±22.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.1% (±16.8 points)
Median share of income: 34.7% (±13.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Gouverneur

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Gouverneur	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±7.5 points)	13.6%	14.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.8% (±3.6 points)	11.4%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±8.6 points)	10.7%	11.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.1% (±13.3 points)	13.7%	10.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.6% (±14.7 points)	9.9%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	49.1% (±16.8 points)	40.7%	43.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

The Town of Gouverneur against St. Lawrence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Gouverneur	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.7% (±22.3 points)	50.6% (±4.5 points)	52.1% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.1% (±16.8 points)	40.7% (±3.9 points)	43.1% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.7% (±13.1 points)	30.3% (±1.8 points)	31.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,747 (±$8,644)	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$875 (±$118)	$818 (±$34)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413

In the Town of Gouverneur, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from St. Lawrence County (50.6%).

It is not measurably different from New York (52.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Gouverneur ranks 7 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near the Town of Gouverneur

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Gouverneur
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Gouverneur	—	63.7% (±22.3 points)	—
Village of Gouverneur	1.7 mi	62.0% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Richville	6.3 mi	65.2% (±33.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Rossie	6.9 mi	84.2% (±59.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fowler	7.0 mi	44.5% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Macomb	7.0 mi	92.3% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hermon	10 mi	19.4% (±19.7 points)	Lower
Town of De Kalb	10 mi	60.0% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Antwerp	11 mi	41.0% (±23.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Hermon, NY (19.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Macomb	92.3% (±19.8 points)
2	Town of Rossie	84.2% (±59.0 points)
3	Town of Brasher	74.3% (±35.3 points)
4	Town of Piercefield	71.4% (±105.3 points)
5	Town of Pitcairn	65.2% (±40.3 points)
6	Town of Lawrence	64.4% (±49.2 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Gouverneur	63.7% (±22.3 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Potsdam	63.7% (±8.9 points)
9	Akwesasne	62.3% (±23.7 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Parishville	61.6% (±50.1 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Waddington	61.6% (±30.4 points)
12	Town of Morristown	60.8% (±34.0 points)
13	Town of De Kalb	60.0% (±28.1 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in St. Lawrence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Gouverneur

Are renters in the Town of Gouverneur rent-burdened?

63.7% of renting households in the Town of Gouverneur pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in the Town of Gouverneur spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Gouverneur, NY spends 34.7% (±13.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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