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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Gouverneur, NY, 2020–2024
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43.3% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Gouverneur, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,069 renting households against 1,402 that own their home.

In the Town of Gouverneur, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.3% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 1,069 (±297)
Median renter income: $25,747 (±$8,644)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Gouverneur

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Gouverneur	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.3% (±10.8 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,069 (±297)	11,721 (±832)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,402 (±318)	29,945 (±777)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,747 (±$8,644)	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,957 (±$25,735)	$79,263 (±$2,997)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Gouverneur, the renter share is higher than in St. Lawrence County (28.1%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Gouverneur ranks 2 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 67 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 Gouverneur 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	29.4% (±6.6 points)	43.3% (±10.8 points)	+13.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$684 (±$84)	$875 (±$118)	+27.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,277 (±$3,961)	$44,411 (±$14,308)	+22.4%	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 Gouverneur

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Gouverneur
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Gouverneur	—	43.3% (±10.8 points)	—
Village of Gouverneur	1.7 mi	56.3% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Richville	6.3 mi	24.2% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Town of Rossie	6.9 mi	16.9% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Town of Fowler	7.0 mi	19.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Town of Macomb	7.0 mi	9.7% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Hermon	10 mi	17.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Town of De Kalb	10 mi	12.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Antwerp	11 mi	19.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Richville, NY (24.2%), Town of Rossie, NY (16.9%), Town of Fowler, NY (19.1%).

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

Households that rent across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Potsdam	43.7% (±4.8 points)
2	Town of Gouverneur	43.3% (±10.8 points)
3	Town of Canton	40.6% (±6.7 points)
4	Town of Massena	39.1% (±4.8 points)
5	Ogdensburg	33.5% (±5.1 points)
6	Akwesasne	31.8% (±9.9 points)
7	Town of Brasher	24.6% (±8.5 points)
8	Town of Norfolk	23.9% (±7.9 points)

Showing 8 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Gouverneur

How many renters are there in the Town of Gouverneur?

The Town of Gouverneur has an estimated 1,069 (±297) renting households, 43.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Gouverneur?

In the Town of Gouverneur, the share of households that rent went from 29.4% in 2015–2019 to 43.3% in 2020–2024 (+13.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Gouverneur?

A renting household in the Town of Gouverneur has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Gouverneur?

The median renting household in the Town of Gouverneur, NY has an income of $25,747 (±$8,644) a year, against $70,957 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 Gouverneur town, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:29608, in state:36 county:089).

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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