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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Moriah, NY, 2020–2024
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19.1% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Moriah, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 387 renting households against 1,641 that own their home.

In the Town of Moriah, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.1% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 387 (±152)
Median renter income: $15,438 (±$10,109)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Moriah

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Moriah	Essex County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.1% (±7.2 points)	22.7% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	387 (±152)	3,717 (±342)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,641 (±189)	12,625 (±339)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$15,438 (±$10,109)	$38,928 (±$3,474)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,911 (±$9,675)	$82,816 (±$5,040)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Essex County, the Town of Moriah ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 472 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 Moriah 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	24.1% (±7.1 points)	19.1% (±7.2 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$695 (±$43)	$832 (±$165)	+19.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,963 (±$10,950)	$63,113 (±$6,434)	+26.3%	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 Moriah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Moriah
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Moriah	—	19.1% (±7.2 points)	—
Town of Crown Point	6.8 mi	5.7% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Westport	9.9 mi	17.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Addison	9.9 mi	10.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Panton	11 mi	16.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elizabethtown	11 mi	18.8% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bridport	11 mi	17.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Hudson	11 mi	5.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Ticonderoga	15 mi	31.6% (±6.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Crown Point, NY (5.7%), Town of North Hudson, NY (5.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Ticonderoga, NY (31.6%).

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

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of North Elba	39.2% (±6.0 points)
2	Town of Ticonderoga	31.6% (±6.4 points)
3	Town of St. Armand	23.3% (±7.8 points)
4	Town of Chesterfield	21.1% (±7.5 points)
5	Town of Wilmington	20.0% (±7.6 points)
6	Town of Moriah	19.1% (±7.2 points)
7	Town of Elizabethtown	18.8% (±8.3 points)
8	Town of Essex	18.3% (±9.7 points)
9	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	18.0% (±8.0 points)
10	Town of Westport	17.3% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Keene	16.7% (±10.1 points)
12	Town of Willsboro	15.5% (±7.5 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Moriah include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mineville, Port Henry.

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 Moriah

How many renters are there in the Town of Moriah?

The Town of Moriah has an estimated 387 (±152) renting households, 19.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Moriah?

In the Town of Moriah, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Moriah?

A renting household in the Town of Moriah has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Moriah?

The median renting household in the Town of Moriah, NY has an income of $15,438 (±$10,109) a year, against $64,911 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 Moriah town, Essex County, New York (county subdivision:48428, in state:36 county:031).

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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