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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Porter, NY, 2020–2024
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24.0% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Porter, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 668 renting households against 2,110 that own their home.

In the Town of Porter, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.0% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 668 (±172)
Median renter income: $54,875 (±$17,226)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Porter

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Porter	Niagara County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.0% (±6.3 points)	28.8% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	668 (±172)	26,501 (±969)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,110 (±248)	65,383 (±914)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,875 (±$17,226)	$35,954 (±$2,192)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,615 (±$15,900)	$86,318 (±$1,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Porter, the renter share is not measurably different from Niagara County (28.8%).

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

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

In Niagara County, the Town of Porter ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 300 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 Porter 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	15.6% (±3.4 points)	24.0% (±6.3 points)	+8.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$809 (±$95)	$1,067 (±$104)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,667 (±$11,149)	$77,931 (±$8,286)	+1.6%	Down 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 Porter

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Porter
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Porter	—	24.0% (±6.3 points)	—
Village of Youngstown	3.7 mi	22.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lewiston	5.2 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tuscarora Nation Reservation	6.6 mi	13.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lewiston	6.9 mi	39.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Town of Wilson	8.0 mi	10.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Village of Wilson	8.1 mi	18.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sanborn	9.1 mi	27.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cambria	9.4 mi	12.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Wilson, NY (10.0%), Town of Cambria, NY (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Lewiston, NY (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Niagara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Niagara Falls	41.5% (±2.3 points)
2	Lockport	41.2% (±3.0 points)
3	North Tonawanda	29.9% (±2.3 points)
4	Town of Porter	24.0% (±6.3 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Lewiston	23.6% (±5.4 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Wheatfield	23.6% (±3.6 points)
7	Town of Niagara	23.4% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of Lockport	22.0% (±3.5 points)
9	Town of Royalton	21.4% (±8.4 points)
10	Town of Newfane	16.8% (±5.7 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Niagara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Porter include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ransomville.

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 Porter

How many renters are there in the Town of Porter?

The Town of Porter has an estimated 668 (±172) renting households, 24.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Porter?

In the Town of Porter, the share of households that rent went from 15.6% in 2015–2019 to 24.0% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Porter?

A renting household in the Town of Porter has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Porter?

The median renting household in the Town of Porter, NY has an income of $54,875 (±$17,226) a year, against $94,615 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 Porter town, Niagara County, New York (county subdivision:59267, in state:36 county:063).

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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