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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Hermon, NY, 2020–2024
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17.1% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Hermon, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 316 that own their home.

In the Town of Hermon, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.1% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 65 (±27)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Hermon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hermon	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.1% (±7.4 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±27)	11,721 (±832)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	316 (±69)	29,945 (±777)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,750 (±$18,354)	$79,263 (±$2,997)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

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

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

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

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Hermon ranks 15 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 564 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 Hermon 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	18.1% (±5.4 points)	17.1% (±7.4 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$611 (±$137)	$900 (±$435)	+47.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,173 (±$9,210)	$69,896 (±$16,436)	+45.1%	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 Hermon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hermon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Hermon	—	17.1% (±7.4 points)	—
Village of Richville	5.2 mi	24.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of De Kalb	6.6 mi	12.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Russell	7.3 mi	17.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Edwards	7.7 mi	19.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Gouverneur	9.7 mi	56.3% (±13.2 points)	Higher
Town of Fowler	10 mi	19.1% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gouverneur	10 mi	43.3% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Town of Pitcairn	12 mi	8.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Gouverneur, NY (56.3%), Town of Gouverneur, NY (43.3%).

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
9	Town of Morristown	22.7% (±7.0 points)
10	Town of Clifton	22.3% (±9.3 points)
11	Town of Stockholm	21.3% (±9.3 points)
12	Town of Hammond	21.2% (±6.7 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Edwards	19.1% (±6.6 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Fowler	19.1% (±7.7 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Hermon	17.1% (±7.4 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Russell	17.1% (±6.7 points)
17	Town of Rossie	16.9% (±8.0 points)
18	Town of Parishville	16.8% (±6.8 points)
19	Town of Waddington	16.3% (±6.6 points)
20	Town of Louisville	16.2% (±6.5 points)
21	Town of Madrid	13.0% (±4.9 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 Hermon 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 Hermon

How many renters are there in the Town of Hermon?

The Town of Hermon has an estimated 65 (±27) renting households, 17.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Hermon?

In the Town of Hermon, the share of households that rent went from 18.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Hermon?

A renting household in the Town of Hermon has 2.2 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned 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 Hermon town, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:34176, 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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