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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Pierrepont, NY, 2020–2024
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8.3% (±3.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Pierrepont, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 82 renting households against 902 that own their home.

In the Town of Pierrepont, the share of households that rent went from 11.8% in 2015–2019 to 8.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.3% (±3.9 points)
Renting households: 82 (±41)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Pierrepont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Pierrepont	St. Lawrence County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.3% (±3.9 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	82 (±41)	11,721 (±832)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	902 (±84)	29,945 (±777)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$29,658 (±$3,475)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,446 (±$13,955)	$79,263 (±$2,997)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Pierrepont, the renter share is lower than in St. Lawrence County (28.1%).

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

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

In St. Lawrence County, the Town of Pierrepont ranks 30 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 894 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 Pierrepont 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	11.8% (±5.2 points)	8.3% (±3.9 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$891 (±$122)	$1,125 (±$290)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,821 (±$13,727)	$92,500 (±$18,702)	+54.6%	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 Pierrepont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Pierrepont
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Pierrepont	—	8.3% (±3.9 points)	—
Village of Canton	9.1 mi	53.8% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Village of Potsdam	10 mi	65.6% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Town of Canton	10 mi	40.6% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Town of Russell	11 mi	17.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Town of Potsdam	11 mi	43.7% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Town of Parishville	11 mi	16.8% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Town of Clare	12 mi	8.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Colton	15 mi	8.2% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Canton, NY (53.8%), Village of Potsdam, NY (65.6%), Town of Canton, NY (40.6%).

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

Households that rent across St. Lawrence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
24	Town of Fine	11.7% (±4.9 points)
25	Town of Lawrence	11.4% (±5.6 points)
26	Town of De Peyster	11.0% (±6.4 points)
27	Town of Macomb	9.7% (±4.5 points)
28	Town of Clare	8.8% (±9.7 points)
29	Town of Pitcairn	8.6% (±5.7 points)
30	Town of Pierrepont	8.3% (±3.9 points)
31 (tie)	Town of Colton	8.2% (±5.0 points)
31 (tie)	Town of Lisbon	8.2% (±5.2 points)
33	Town of Hopkinton	7.9% (±4.7 points)
34	Town of Piercefield	6.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 11 of 34 places in St. Lawrence County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Pierrepont?

The Town of Pierrepont has an estimated 82 (±41) renting households, 8.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Pierrepont?

In the Town of Pierrepont, the share of households that rent went from 11.8% in 2015–2019 to 8.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Pierrepont?

A renting household in the Town of Pierrepont has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned 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 Pierrepont town, St. Lawrence County, New York (county subdivision:57771, in state:36 county:089).

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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