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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Oxford, NY, 2020–2024
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15.4% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Oxford, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 223 renting households against 1,228 that own their home.

In the Town of Oxford, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.4% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.4% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 223 (±79)
Median renter income: $30,282 (±$7,304)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Oxford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Oxford	Chenango County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.4% (±5.2 points)	24.6% (±1.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	223 (±79)	4,897 (±402)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,228 (±122)	14,993 (±392)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,282 (±$7,304)	$40,237 (±$3,181)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,173 (±$10,167)	$73,527 (±$2,340)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Oxford, the renter share is lower than in Chenango County (24.6%).

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

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

In Chenango County, the Town of Oxford ranks 11 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 628 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 Oxford 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	28.1% (±6.7 points)	15.4% (±5.2 points)	−12.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$657 (±$61)	$913 (±$113)	+39.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,713 (±$9,448)	$61,168 (±$11,405)	+25.6%	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 Oxford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oxford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Oxford	—	15.4% (±5.2 points)	—
Village of Oxford	3.0 mi	30.2% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Town of Preston	7.4 mi	11.0% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Guilford	7.4 mi	18.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Coventry	7.5 mi	17.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Smithville	8.4 mi	18.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bainbridge	8.9 mi	27.7% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Town of Bainbridge	9.2 mi	13.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Norwich	9.7 mi	8.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Norwich, NY (8.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Oxford, NY (30.2%), Village of Bainbridge, NY (27.7%).

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

Households that rent across Chenango County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Town of New Berlin	25.2% (±6.3 points)
6	Town of Pitcher	22.2% (±8.3 points)
7	Town of Smithville	18.3% (±8.4 points)
8	Town of Guilford	18.2% (±10.4 points)
9	Town of Coventry	17.0% (±8.9 points)
10	Town of Pharsalia	16.2% (±8.0 points)
11	Town of Oxford	15.4% (±5.2 points)
12	Town of German	15.1% (±9.8 points)
13	Town of Bainbridge	13.8% (±5.6 points)
14	Town of Otselic	13.4% (±6.9 points)
15	Town of Lincklaen	12.1% (±6.7 points)
16	Town of Columbus	11.8% (±7.2 points)
17	Town of Smyrna	11.2% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Chenango County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Oxford?

The Town of Oxford has an estimated 223 (±79) renting households, 15.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Oxford?

In the Town of Oxford, the share of households that rent went from 28.1% in 2015–2019 to 15.4% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Oxford?

A renting household in the Town of Oxford has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Oxford?

The median renting household in the Town of Oxford, NY has an income of $30,282 (±$7,304) a year, against $68,173 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 Oxford town, Chenango County, New York (county subdivision:55959, in state:36 county:017).

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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