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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Richmondville, NY, 2020–2024
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27.7% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Richmondville, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 297 renting households against 776 that own their home.

In the Town of Richmondville, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.7% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 297 (±89)
Median renter income: $31,938 (±$17,549)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Richmondville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Richmondville	Schoharie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.7% (±7.3 points)	23.6% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	297 (±89)	3,037 (±268)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	776 (±107)	9,824 (±316)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,938 (±$17,549)	$39,321 (±$3,911)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,667 (±$10,099)	$81,335 (±$5,497)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Richmondville, the renter share is not measurably different from Schoharie County (23.6%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Schoharie County, the Town of Richmondville ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 203 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 Richmondville 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	35.7% (±8.0 points)	27.7% (±7.3 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$681 (±$35)	$894 (±$85)	+31.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,713 (±$7,943)	$51,046 (±$7,235)	−11.6%	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 Richmondville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Richmondville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Richmondville	—	27.7% (±7.3 points)	—
Village of Richmondville	0.8 mi	54.5% (±12.6 points)	Higher
Village of Cobleskill	4.3 mi	60.9% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Town of Seward	5.1 mi	12.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Summit	5.1 mi	7.3% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Fulton	6.0 mi	8.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Cobleskill	6.4 mi	46.8% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Town of Decatur	8.1 mi	7.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Carlisle	8.9 mi	19.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Seward, NY (12.5%), Town of Summit, NY (7.3%), Town of Fulton, NY (8.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Richmondville, NY (54.5%), Village of Cobleskill, NY (60.9%), Town of Cobleskill, NY (46.8%).

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

Households that rent across Schoharie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Cobleskill	46.8% (±7.3 points)
2	Town of Schoharie	29.4% (±8.4 points)
3	Town of Richmondville	27.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Town of Sharon	26.1% (±6.4 points)
5	Town of Esperance	22.5% (±8.7 points)
6	Town of Wright	19.4% (±7.8 points)
7	Town of Middleburgh	19.2% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of Carlisle	19.0% (±6.7 points)
9	Town of Seward	12.5% (±4.5 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Schoharie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Richmondville?

The Town of Richmondville has an estimated 297 (±89) renting households, 27.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Richmondville?

In the Town of Richmondville, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Richmondville?

A renting household in the Town of Richmondville has 1.9 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Richmondville?

The median renting household in the Town of Richmondville, NY has an income of $31,938 (±$17,549) a year, against $75,667 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 Richmondville town, Schoharie County, New York (county subdivision:61599, in state:36 county:095).

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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