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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Middletown, NY, 2020–2024
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17.4% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Middletown, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 277 renting households against 1,314 that own their home.

In the Town of Middletown, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−10.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.4% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 277 (±115)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Middletown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Middletown	Delaware County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.4% (±7.2 points)	22.7% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	277 (±115)	4,368 (±406)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,314 (±165)	14,835 (±424)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$35,756 (±$4,739)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,182 (±$21,482)	$73,575 (±$4,786)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Middletown, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (22.7%).

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

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

In Delaware County, the Town of Middletown ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 545 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 Middletown 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	28.0% (±7.3 points)	17.4% (±7.2 points)	−10.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$796 (±$132)	$887 (±$139)	+11.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,835 (±$12,255)	$78,021 (±$7,449)	+74.0%	Up 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 Middletown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Middletown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Middletown	—	17.4% (±7.2 points)	—
Village of Margaretville	1.6 mi	42.0% (±23.3 points)	Higher
Village of Fleischmanns	4.8 mi	16.2% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hardenburgh	7.7 mi	0.0% (±38.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Andes	8.5 mi	12.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Halcott	8.8 mi	17.5% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bovina	10 mi	9.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Roxbury	12 mi	17.5% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stamford	12 mi	26.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Margaretville, NY (42.0%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Town of Deposit	30.0% (±7.1 points)
4	Town of Stamford	26.1% (±5.6 points)
5	Town of Walton	24.3% (±6.3 points)
6	Town of Hancock	23.6% (±6.8 points)
7	Town of Harpersfield	18.6% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Roxbury	17.5% (±6.9 points)
9	Town of Middletown	17.4% (±7.2 points)
10	Town of Franklin (Delaware County)	17.0% (±5.0 points)
11	Town of Masonville	14.3% (±6.2 points)
12	Town of Hamden	13.4% (±7.4 points)
13	Town of Davenport	12.9% (±7.9 points)
14	Town of Andes	12.6% (±6.0 points)
15	Town of Kortright	12.4% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Delaware County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Middletown?

The Town of Middletown has an estimated 277 (±115) renting households, 17.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Middletown?

In the Town of Middletown, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−10.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Middletown?

A renting household in the Town of Middletown has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Middletown town, Delaware County, New York (county subdivision:47031, in state:36 county:025).

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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