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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Penfield, NY, 2020–2024
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19.2% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Penfield, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,022 renting households against 12,677 that own their home.

In the Town of Penfield, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.2% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 3,022 (±347)
Median renter income: $60,489 (±$6,758)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Penfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Penfield	Monroe County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.2% (±2.1 points)	36.3% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,022 (±347)	115,720 (±2,019)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	12,677 (±437)	202,708 (±2,150)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,489 (±$6,758)	$43,830 (±$1,527)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$132,671 (±$8,985)	$101,545 (±$1,577)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Penfield, the renter share is lower than in Monroe County (36.3%).

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

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

In Monroe County, the Town of Penfield ranks 16 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 470 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 Penfield 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% (±1.5 points)	19.2% (±2.1 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$986 (±$49)	$1,473 (±$120)	+49.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$84,916 (±$5,068)	$119,154 (±$5,186)	+40.3%	Up 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 Penfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Penfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Penfield	—	19.2% (±2.1 points)	—
Town of East Rochester	3.5 mi	38.9% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Village of East Rochester	3.5 mi	38.9% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Village of Fairport	3.6 mi	32.4% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Village of Webster	4.6 mi	64.0% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Town of Perinton	5.1 mi	20.8% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Webster	5.4 mi	29.2% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Village of Pittsford	5.6 mi	21.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gananda	5.7 mi	6.6% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gananda, NY (6.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of East Rochester, NY (38.9%), Village of East Rochester, NY (38.9%), Village of Fairport, NY (32.4%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Town of Gates	26.2% (±2.8 points)
11	Town of Ogden	24.7% (±2.8 points)
12	Town of Chili	24.1% (±3.0 points)
13	Town of Irondequoit	21.2% (±2.1 points)
14	Town of Perinton	20.8% (±1.9 points)
15	Town of Mendon	20.4% (±4.6 points)
16	Town of Penfield	19.2% (±2.1 points)
17	Town of Parma	17.7% (±3.7 points)
18	Town of Pittsford	13.6% (±1.9 points)
19	Town of Riga	12.9% (±3.9 points)
20	Town of Hamlin	10.7% (±2.9 points)
21	Town of Rush	4.1% (±3.7 points)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Penfield?

The Town of Penfield has an estimated 3,022 (±347) renting households, 19.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Penfield?

In the Town of Penfield, the share of households that rent went from 17.2% in 2015–2019 to 19.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Penfield?

A renting household in the Town of Penfield has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Penfield?

The median renting household in the Town of Penfield, NY has an income of $60,489 (±$6,758) a year, against $132,671 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 Penfield town, Monroe County, New York (county subdivision:57144, in state:36 county:055).

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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