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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Howard, NY, 2020–2024
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14.7% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Howard, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 73 renting households against 423 that own their home.

In the Town of Howard, the share of households that rent went from 18.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.7% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 73 (±27)
Median renter income: $62,031 (±$6,615)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Howard

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Howard	Steuben County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.7% (±5.4 points)	26.7% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	73 (±27)	10,481 (±550)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	423 (±71)	28,738 (±584)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,031 (±$6,615)	$36,998 (±$3,119)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,386 (±$15,489)	$80,748 (±$2,476)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Howard, the renter share is lower than in Steuben County (26.7%).

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

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

In Steuben County, the Town of Howard ranks 18 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 650 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 Howard 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	18.0% (±5.0 points)	14.7% (±5.4 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$771 (±$88)	$775 (±$242)	+0.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,458 (±$4,172)	$73,906 (±$4,538)	+20.3%	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 Howard

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Howard
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Howard	—	14.7% (±5.4 points)	—
Town of Fremont (Steuben County)	6.2 mi	7.2% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Village of Canisteo	6.6 mi	29.9% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Town of Avoca	6.8 mi	19.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Avoca	7.0 mi	27.0% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Town of Canisteo	7.2 mi	24.9% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Village of North Hornell	7.5 mi	30.8% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hornell	7.6 mi	51.2% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Town of Hornellsville	8.3 mi	17.4% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fremont (Steuben County), NY (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Canisteo, NY (29.9%), Village of Avoca, NY (27.0%), Town of Canisteo, NY (24.9%).

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

Households that rent across Steuben County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Town of Urbana	17.7% (±5.1 points)
13	Town of Hornellsville	17.4% (±6.4 points)
14	Town of Jasper	16.9% (±6.5 points)
15	Town of Woodhull	16.5% (±7.2 points)
16	Town of Campbell	16.1% (±7.8 points)
17	Town of Wheeler	15.2% (±14.7 points)
18	Town of Howard	14.7% (±5.4 points)
19	Town of Corning	14.0% (±4.6 points)
20	Town of Tuscarora	13.7% (±5.3 points)
21	Town of Bradford	12.9% (±5.5 points)
22	Town of Hartsville	12.1% (±9.1 points)
23 (tie)	Town of Cohocton	11.4% (±4.2 points)
23 (tie)	Town of Pulteney	11.4% (±4.4 points)

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

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Howard?

The Town of Howard has an estimated 73 (±27) renting households, 14.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Howard?

In the Town of Howard, the share of households that rent went from 18.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Howard?

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

How much do renters earn in the Town of Howard?

The median renting household in the Town of Howard, NY has an income of $62,031 (±$6,615) a year, against $77,386 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 Howard town, Steuben County, New York (county subdivision:35837, in state:36 county:101).

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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