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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Hastings, NY, 2020–2024
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20.9% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Hastings, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 834 renting households against 3,154 that own their home.

In the Town of Hastings, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.9% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 834 (±174)
Median renter income: $40,000 (±$18,611)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Hastings

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hastings	Oswego County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.9% (±4.3 points)	26.6% (±1.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	834 (±174)	12,559 (±691)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,154 (±243)	34,680 (±698)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,000 (±$18,611)	$38,374 (±$3,122)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,029 (±$9,197)	$85,548 (±$2,367)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Hastings, the renter share is lower than in Oswego County (26.6%).

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

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

In Oswego County, the Town of Hastings ranks 8 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 397 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 Hastings 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	19.8% (±3.3 points)	20.9% (±4.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$756 (±$80)	$917 (±$129)	+21.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,374 (±$4,565)	$84,027 (±$7,797)	+46.5%	Up 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 Hastings

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hastings
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Hastings	—	20.9% (±4.3 points)	—
Village of Central Square	2.5 mi	45.2% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Town of West Monroe	3.5 mi	11.2% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Village of Parish	6.1 mi	29.5% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brewerton	6.1 mi	24.5% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Palermo	6.1 mi	11.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Town of Schroeppel	7.4 mi	23.0% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Parish	7.6 mi	17.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Constantia (community)	8.6 mi	1.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of West Monroe, NY (11.2%), Town of Palermo, NY (11.8%), Constantia (community), NY (1.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Central Square, NY (45.2%).

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

Households that rent across Oswego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Fulton	45.7% (±5.2 points)
3	Town of Richland	33.0% (±5.2 points)
4	Town of Sandy Creek	27.0% (±7.1 points)
5	Town of Granby	25.8% (±9.4 points)
6	Town of Mexico	24.2% (±6.9 points)
7	Town of Schroeppel	23.0% (±4.7 points)
8	Town of Hastings	20.9% (±4.3 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Amboy	18.5% (±7.5 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Scriba	18.5% (±5.3 points)
11	Town of Volney	18.1% (±6.7 points)
12	Town of Parish	17.0% (±5.2 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Hannibal	16.4% (±5.5 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Oswego	16.4% (±6.9 points)

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

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Hastings?

The Town of Hastings has an estimated 834 (±174) renting households, 20.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Hastings?

In the Town of Hastings, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Hastings?

A renting household in the Town of Hastings has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Hastings?

The median renting household in the Town of Hastings, NY has an income of $40,000 (±$18,611) a year, against $96,029 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 Hastings town, Oswego County, New York (county subdivision:32688, in state:36 county:075).

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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