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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Lee, NY, 2020–2024
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6.9% (±3.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Lee, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 188 renting households against 2,550 that own their home.

In the Town of Lee, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 6.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.9% (±3.1 points)
Renting households: 188 (±82)
Median renter income: $52,708 (±$24,513)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Lee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lee	Oneida County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.9% (±3.1 points)	32.3% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	188 (±82)	30,785 (±1,080)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,550 (±210)	64,435 (±978)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,708 (±$24,513)	$38,469 (±$2,520)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,813 (±$10,927)	$90,046 (±$1,948)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Lee, the renter share is lower than in Oneida County (32.3%).

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

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

In Oneida County, the Town of Lee ranks 27 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 935 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 Lee 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	13.9% (±3.8 points)	6.9% (±3.1 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$863 (±$316)	$936 (±$41)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,757 (±$6,347)	$94,137 (±$6,080)	+33.0%	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 Lee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Lee	—	6.9% (±3.1 points)	—
Town of Annsville	5.0 mi	14.3% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Town of Western	5.7 mi	17.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Rome	7.0 mi	43.4% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Town of Ava	7.3 mi	15.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lewis (Lewis County)	11 mi	25.3% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Town of Floyd	11 mi	19.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Village of Camden	12 mi	28.7% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Town of Verona	13 mi	8.7% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Annsville, NY (14.3%), Town of Western, NY (17.0%), Rome, NY (43.4%).

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

Households that rent across Oneida County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
21	Town of Trenton	13.5% (±6.3 points)
22	Town of Westmoreland	10.3% (±5.7 points)
23	Town of Florence	9.7% (±4.3 points)
24	Town of Marshall	9.6% (±4.5 points)
25	Town of Verona	8.7% (±2.5 points)
26	Town of Forestport	7.6% (±3.6 points)
27	Town of Lee	6.9% (±3.1 points)
28	Town of Deerfield	6.6% (±3.9 points)

Showing 8 of 28 places in Oneida County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Lee include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Delta.

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 Lee

How many renters are there in the Town of Lee?

The Town of Lee has an estimated 188 (±82) renting households, 6.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Lee?

In the Town of Lee, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 6.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Lee?

A renting household in the Town of Lee has 2.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Lee?

The median renting household in the Town of Lee, NY has an income of $52,708 (±$24,513) a year, against $96,813 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 Lee town, Oneida County, New York (county subdivision:41762, in state:36 county:065).

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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