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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Owego, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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21.2% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Owego, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,640 renting households against 6,096 that own their home.

In the Town of Owego, the share of households that rent went from 21.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.2% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 1,640 (±237)
Median renter income: $34,589 (±$13,191)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Owego

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Owego	Tioga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.2% (±2.7 points)	20.9% (±2.1 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,640 (±237)	4,256 (±438)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,096 (±234)	16,091 (±472)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,589 (±$13,191)	$38,348 (±$4,569)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,008 (±$9,323)	$83,800 (±$2,205)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Owego, the renter share is not measurably different from Tioga County (20.9%).

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

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

In Tioga County, the Town of Owego ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 387 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 Owego 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	21.7% (±2.7 points)	21.2% (±2.7 points)	−0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$776 (±$52)	$962 (±$65)	+24.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,156 (±$3,783)	$86,263 (±$7,582)	+19.6%	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 Owego

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Owego
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Owego	—	21.2% (±2.7 points)	—
Village of Owego	3.7 mi	50.9% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Village of Endicott	6.8 mi	60.6% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Little Meadows	7.5 mi	14.7% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Nichols	8.6 mi	21.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Union	8.8 mi	41.1% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Town of Tioga	9.0 mi	12.4% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Endwell	9.2 mi	24.9% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township (Bradford County)	9.2 mi	11.3% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Tioga, NY (12.4%), Warren Township (Bradford County), PA (11.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Owego, NY (50.9%), Village of Endicott, NY (60.6%), Town of Union, NY (41.1%).

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

Households that rent across Tioga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Barton	25.9% (±5.4 points)
2	Town of Candor	25.1% (±6.7 points)
3	Town of Spencer	23.7% (±6.1 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Nichols	21.2% (±9.0 points)
4 (tie)	Town of Owego	21.2% (±2.7 points)
6	Town of Berkshire	16.3% (±5.2 points)
7	Town of Newark Valley	13.7% (±5.0 points)
8	Town of Tioga	12.4% (±7.4 points)
9	Town of Richford	6.9% (±2.9 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Owego include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Apalachin, Crest View Heights, Tioga Terrace.

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 Owego

How many renters are there in the Town of Owego?

The Town of Owego has an estimated 1,640 (±237) renting households, 21.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Owego?

In the Town of Owego, the share of households that rent went from 21.7% in 2015–2019 to 21.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Owego?

A renting household in the Town of Owego has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Owego?

The median renting household in the Town of Owego, NY has an income of $34,589 (±$13,191) a year, against $101,008 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 Owego town, Tioga County, New York (county subdivision:55893, in state:36 county:107).

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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