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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Marathon, NY, 2020–2024
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24.8% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Marathon, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 195 renting households against 592 that own their home.

In the Town of Marathon, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.8% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 195 (±74)
Median renter income: $45,956 (±$6,165)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Marathon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Marathon	Cortland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.8% (±7.9 points)	33.7% (±2.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	195 (±74)	6,402 (±513)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	592 (±77)	12,597 (±388)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,956 (±$6,165)	$42,202 (±$4,366)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,500 (±$10,834)	$85,175 (±$4,372)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Marathon, the renter share is lower than in Cortland County (33.7%).

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

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

In Cortland County, the Town of Marathon ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 277 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 Marathon 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	20.4% (±5.6 points)	24.8% (±7.9 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$687 (±$90)	$782 (±$61)	+13.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,448 (±$6,829)	$64,438 (±$6,728)	+1.6%	Down 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 Marathon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Marathon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Marathon	—	24.8% (±7.9 points)	—
Village of Marathon	2.0 mi	43.3% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Town of Lisle	4.2 mi	17.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Willet	4.6 mi	7.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Village of Lisle	5.5 mi	10.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lapeer	5.9 mi	18.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Triangle	6.3 mi	28.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Freetown	6.4 mi	15.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Whitney Point	7.0 mi	44.7% (±14.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Willet, NY (7.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Marathon, NY (43.3%), Village of Whitney Point, NY (44.7%).

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

Households that rent across Cortland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Cortland	54.1% (±4.4 points)
2	Town of Taylor	28.6% (±11.6 points)
3	Town of Cincinnatus	27.8% (±12.7 points)
4	Town of Cortlandville	25.6% (±5.8 points)
5	Town of Homer	25.4% (±6.2 points)
6	Town of Marathon	24.8% (±7.9 points)
7	Town of Harford	24.4% (±8.4 points)
8	Town of Cuyler	23.0% (±9.8 points)
9	Town of Lapeer	18.4% (±8.3 points)
10	Town of Virgil	16.7% (±6.0 points)
11	Town of Freetown	15.8% (±8.5 points)
12	Town of Preble	14.0% (±6.3 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Cortland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Marathon?

The Town of Marathon has an estimated 195 (±74) renting households, 24.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Marathon?

In the Town of Marathon, the share of households that rent went from 20.4% in 2015–2019 to 24.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Marathon?

A renting household in the Town of Marathon has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Marathon?

The median renting household in the Town of Marathon, NY has an income of $45,956 (±$6,165) 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 Marathon town, Cortland County, New York (county subdivision:45403, in state:36 county:023).

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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