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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Rosendale, NY, 2020–2024
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27.2% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Rosendale, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 704 renting households against 1,887 that own their home.

In the Town of Rosendale, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.2% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 704 (±145)
Median renter income: $49,464 (±$11,377)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Rosendale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Rosendale	Ulster County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.2% (±5.5 points)	30.1% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	704 (±145)	22,354 (±1,186)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,887 (±271)	51,924 (±1,045)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,464 (±$11,377)	$47,196 (±$3,143)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,309 (±$23,298)	$107,312 (±$2,664)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Rosendale, the renter share is not measurably different from Ulster County (30.1%).

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

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

In Ulster County, the Town of Rosendale ranks 8 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 211 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 Rosendale 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	24.9% (±5.2 points)	27.2% (±5.5 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,125 (±$190)	$1,467 (±$297)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,018 (±$5,683)	$71,875 (±$19,927)	−0.2%	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 Rosendale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Rosendale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Rosendale	—	27.2% (±5.5 points)	—
Stone Ridge	3.9 mi	14.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hurley (community)	4.5 mi	7.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Marbletown	4.7 mi	13.8% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Town of Esopus	4.9 mi	16.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of New Paltz	5.8 mi	48.6% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Port Ewen	6.6 mi	13.6% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Village of New Paltz	6.7 mi	79.7% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Kingston	7.1 mi	51.6% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hurley (community), NY (7.4%), Town of Marbletown, NY (13.8%), Town of Esopus, NY (16.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of New Paltz, NY (48.6%), Village of New Paltz, NY (79.7%), Kingston, NY (51.6%).

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

Households that rent across Ulster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Town of New Paltz	48.6% (±5.2 points)
3	Town of Wawarsing	34.3% (±5.7 points)
4	Town of Plattekill	33.1% (±7.6 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Lloyd	32.1% (±6.9 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Saugerties	32.1% (±3.5 points)
7	Town of Ulster	30.5% (±4.6 points)
8	Town of Rosendale	27.2% (±5.5 points)
9	Town of Marlborough	26.1% (±6.6 points)
10	Town of Gardiner	23.9% (±8.7 points)
11	Town of Denning	23.1% (±11.1 points)
12	Town of Shandaken	20.8% (±7.7 points)
13	Town of Shawangunk	17.2% (±4.8 points)
14	Town of Rochester	17.1% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Ulster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

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 Rosendale

How many renters are there in the Town of Rosendale?

The Town of Rosendale has an estimated 704 (±145) renting households, 27.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Rosendale?

In the Town of Rosendale, the share of households that rent went from 24.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Rosendale?

A renting household in the Town of Rosendale has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Rosendale?

The median renting household in the Town of Rosendale, NY has an income of $49,464 (±$11,377) a year, against $103,309 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 Rosendale town, Ulster County, New York (county subdivision:63737, in state:36 county:111).

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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