What percentage of people rent in the Town of Little Valley, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Little Valley, NY, 2020–2024
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32.4% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Little Valley, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 240 renting households against 500 that own their home.

In the Town of Little Valley, the share of households that rent went from 35.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.4% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 240 (±60)
Median renter income: $24,519 (±$8,024)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Little Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Little Valley	Cattaraugus County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.4% (±6.5 points)	24.8% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	240 (±60)	7,899 (±468)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	500 (±58)	23,996 (±405)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,519 (±$8,024)	$34,273 (±$2,709)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,500 (±$16,063)	$71,076 (±$2,453)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Little Valley, the renter share is higher than in Cattaraugus County (24.8%).

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

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

In Cattaraugus County, the Town of Little Valley ranks 4 of 36 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 135 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 Little Valley 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	35.5% (±5.7 points)	32.4% (±6.5 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$596 (±$71)	$742 (±$48)	+24.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,669 (±$5,611)	$56,184 (±$9,481)	+25.8%	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 Little Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Little Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Little Valley	—	32.4% (±6.5 points)	—
Village of Little Valley	2.7 mi	42.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Salamanca	4.2 mi	19.9% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Salamanca	4.2 mi	45.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Town of Mansfield	5.6 mi	3.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Village of Ellicottville	5.6 mi	14.1% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Town of Great Valley	6.5 mi	2.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Town of Napoli	6.5 mi	9.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Town of Ellicottville	8.2 mi	18.3% (±7.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Salamanca, NY (19.9%), Town of Mansfield, NY (3.8%), Village of Ellicottville, NY (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Salamanca, NY (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Cattaraugus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Red House	58.3% (±30.7 points)
2	Salamanca	45.3% (±4.0 points)
3	Olean	44.9% (±4.4 points)
4	Town of Little Valley	32.4% (±6.5 points)
5	Allegany Reservation	27.1% (±10.4 points)
6	Town of Hinsdale	25.3% (±10.6 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Machias	23.8% (±7.8 points)
7 (tie)	Town of New Albion	23.8% (±8.9 points)
9	Town of Yorkshire	23.2% (±5.4 points)
10	Town of Persia	23.1% (±7.2 points)

Showing 10 of 36 places in Cattaraugus County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Little Valley?

The Town of Little Valley has an estimated 240 (±60) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Little Valley?

In the Town of Little Valley, the share of households that rent went from 35.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Little Valley?

A renting household in the Town of Little Valley has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Little Valley?

The median renting household in the Town of Little Valley, NY has an income of $24,519 (±$8,024) a year, against $77,500 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 Little Valley town, Cattaraugus County, New York (county subdivision:42840, in state:36 county:009).

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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