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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Mohawk, NY, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Mohawk, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 249 renting households against 1,010 that own their home.

In the Town of Mohawk, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 249 (±86)
Median renter income: $29,676 (±$13,189)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Mohawk

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Mohawk	Montgomery County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±6.6 points)	29.6% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	249 (±86)	5,805 (±444)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,010 (±114)	13,798 (±392)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,676 (±$13,189)	$37,124 (±$3,989)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,037 (±$17,190)	$82,988 (±$3,783)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Mohawk, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (29.6%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, the Town of Mohawk ranks 6 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 440 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 Mohawk 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	17.5% (±5.6 points)	19.8% (±6.6 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$676 (±$29)	$901 (±$77)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,650 (±$10,315)	$81,473 (±$11,054)	+15.3%	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 Mohawk

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mohawk
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Mohawk	—	19.8% (±6.6 points)	—
Village of Fonda	1.5 mi	38.6% (±13.5 points)	Higher
Village of Fultonville	1.8 mi	15.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnstown	3.8 mi	39.7% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Town of Glen	4.6 mi	7.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Johnstown	6.1 mi	5.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Town of Palatine	6.8 mi	26.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gloversville	7.0 mi	48.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Village of Fort Johnson	8.4 mi	29.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Glen, NY (7.0%), Town of Johnstown, NY (5.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Fonda, NY (38.6%), Johnstown, NY (39.7%), Gloversville, NY (48.5%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Amsterdam	47.0% (±3.8 points)
2	Town of St. Johnsville	31.9% (±6.6 points)
3	Town of Palatine	26.3% (±9.6 points)
4	Town of Minden	21.6% (±6.4 points)
5	Town of Canajoharie	20.1% (±4.9 points)
6	Town of Mohawk	19.8% (±6.6 points)
7	Town of Amsterdam	16.3% (±6.5 points)
8	Town of Root	11.4% (±5.6 points)
9	Town of Florida	10.1% (±5.2 points)
10	Town of Charleston	8.1% (±4.3 points)
11	Town of Glen	7.0% (±3.3 points)

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Mohawk?

The Town of Mohawk has an estimated 249 (±86) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Mohawk?

In the Town of Mohawk, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Mohawk?

A renting household in the Town of Mohawk has 2.1 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Mohawk?

The median renting household in the Town of Mohawk, NY has an income of $29,676 (±$13,189) a year, against $96,037 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 Mohawk town, Montgomery County, New York (county subdivision:47834, in state:36 county:057).

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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