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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Locke, NY, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Locke, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 171 renting households against 555 that own their home.

In the Town of Locke, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 171 (±55)
Median renter income: $63,419 (±$9,454)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Locke

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Locke	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±6.7 points)	28.6% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	171 (±55)	9,006 (±543)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	555 (±82)	22,518 (±566)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,419 (±$9,454)	$36,725 (±$2,970)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,625 (±$14,875)	$83,243 (±$2,675)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Locke, the renter share is not measurably different from Cayuga County (28.6%).

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

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

In Cayuga County, the Town of Locke ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 310 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 Locke 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	17.6% (±5.5 points)	23.6% (±6.7 points)	+6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$818 (±$211)	$1,099 (±$140)	+34.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,942 (±$15,032)	$69,125 (±$5,138)	+17.3%	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 Locke

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Locke
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Locke	—	23.6% (±6.7 points)	—
Village of Moravia	4.0 mi	28.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Summerhill	5.0 mi	14.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Moravia	5.7 mi	26.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Groton	5.8 mi	25.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Groton	5.8 mi	36.1% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Town of Sempronius	7.6 mi	7.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Genoa	7.6 mi	15.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Venice	7.8 mi	27.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Sempronius, NY (7.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Groton, NY (36.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cayuga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Auburn	51.4% (±3.8 points)
2	Town of Venice	27.4% (±9.7 points)
3	Town of Moravia	26.0% (±6.8 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Brutus	25.8% (±7.5 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Mentz	25.8% (±7.1 points)
6	Town of Locke	23.6% (±6.7 points)
7	Town of Ledyard	23.3% (±6.2 points)
8	Town of Springport	19.5% (±7.2 points)
9	Town of Montezuma	16.8% (±7.0 points)
10	Town of Genoa	15.4% (±5.2 points)
11	Town of Summerhill	14.2% (±6.8 points)
12	Town of Fleming	13.3% (±6.0 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Cayuga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Locke?

The Town of Locke has an estimated 171 (±55) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Locke?

In the Town of Locke, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Locke?

A renting household in the Town of Locke has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Locke?

The median renting household in the Town of Locke, NY has an income of $63,419 (±$9,454) a year, against $75,625 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 Locke town, Cayuga County, New York (county subdivision:43071, in state:36 county:011).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.