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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Marion, NY, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Marion, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 447 renting households against 1,492 that own their home.

In the Town of Marion, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 447 (±165)
Median renter income: $28,527 (±$11,995)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Marion

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Marion	Wayne County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±7.5 points)	20.1% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	447 (±165)	7,728 (±504)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,492 (±138)	30,676 (±505)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,527 (±$11,995)	$39,906 (±$5,471)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,074 (±$17,658)	$85,688 (±$3,165)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Marion, the renter share is not measurably different from Wayne County (20.1%).

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

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

In Wayne County, the Town of Marion ranks 4 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 334 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 Marion 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	14.5% (±4.2 points)	23.1% (±7.5 points)	+8.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$748 (±$316)	$639 (±$394)	−14.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,385 (±$5,823)	$80,469 (±$11,968)	+25.0%	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 Marion

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Marion
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Marion	—	23.1% (±7.5 points)	—
Williamson (community)	4.0 mi	28.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Williamson	5.5 mi	13.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Ontario (community)	5.8 mi	49.3% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Town of Palmyra	5.9 mi	29.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Walworth	6.2 mi	5.1% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Town of Arcadia	7.2 mi	29.6% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Palmyra	7.5 mi	50.0% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Gananda	7.9 mi	6.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Williamson, NY (13.1%), Town of Walworth, NY (5.1%), Gananda, NY (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ontario (community), NY (49.3%), Village of Palmyra, NY (50.0%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Arcadia	29.6% (±4.9 points)
2	Town of Palmyra	29.4% (±4.9 points)
3	Town of Lyons	25.1% (±6.6 points)
4	Town of Marion	23.1% (±7.5 points)
5	Town of Wolcott	22.8% (±4.7 points)
6	Town of Savannah	20.1% (±8.0 points)
7	Town of Galen	19.8% (±5.7 points)
8	Town of Butler	19.7% (±8.9 points)
9	Town of Ontario	18.8% (±3.1 points)
10	Town of Sodus	18.1% (±5.4 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Marion include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Marion (community).

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 Marion

How many renters are there in the Town of Marion?

The Town of Marion has an estimated 447 (±165) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Marion?

In the Town of Marion, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (+8.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Marion?

A renting household in the Town of Marion has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Marion?

The median renting household in the Town of Marion, NY has an income of $28,527 (±$11,995) a year, against $105,074 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 Marion town, Wayne County, New York (county subdivision:45645, in state:36 county:117).

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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