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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Niskayuna, NY, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Niskayuna, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,594 renting households against 7,381 that own their home.

In the Town of Niskayuna, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 1,594 (±303)
Median renter income: $75,469 (±$18,232)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Niskayuna

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Niskayuna	Schenectady County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±3.2 points)	36.0% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,594 (±303)	24,058 (±819)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,381 (±380)	42,844 (±891)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,469 (±$18,232)	$43,858 (±$4,665)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$160,149 (±$12,779)	$104,193 (±$3,957)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Niskayuna, the renter share is lower than in Schenectady County (36.0%).

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

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

In Schenectady County, the Town of Niskayuna ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 531 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 Niskayuna 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	17.2% (±2.3 points)	17.8% (±3.2 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,202 (±$70)	$1,586 (±$156)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$110,855 (±$3,958)	$137,349 (±$11,187)	+23.9%	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 Niskayuna

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Niskayuna
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Niskayuna	—	17.8% (±3.2 points)	—
Schenectady	2.7 mi	54.4% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Town of Clifton Park	4.6 mi	16.8% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rotterdam (community)	4.7 mi	23.6% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek	4.7 mi	3.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Village of Scotia	4.8 mi	25.6% (±6.5 points)	Higher
East Glenville	5.1 mi	33.5% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Clifton Gardens	5.5 mi	26.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Colonie	6.1 mi	19.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, NY (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Schenectady, NY (54.4%), Rotterdam (community), NY (23.6%), Village of Scotia, NY (25.6%).

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

Households that rent across Schenectady County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Schenectady	54.4% (±2.3 points)
2	Town of Rotterdam	25.5% (±2.2 points)
3	Town of Glenville	23.2% (±2.7 points)
4	Town of Niskayuna	17.8% (±3.2 points)
5	Town of Duanesburg	12.9% (±10.0 points)
6	Town of Princetown	8.3% (±6.6 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Niskayuna include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Niskayuna (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 Niskayuna

How many renters are there in the Town of Niskayuna?

The Town of Niskayuna has an estimated 1,594 (±303) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Niskayuna?

In the Town of Niskayuna, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Niskayuna?

A renting household in the Town of Niskayuna has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Niskayuna?

The median renting household in the Town of Niskayuna, NY has an income of $75,469 (±$18,232) a year, against $160,149 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 Niskayuna town, Schenectady County, New York (county subdivision:51264, in state:36 county:093).

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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