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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Salem, NY, 2020–2024
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22.9% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Salem, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 260 renting households against 877 that own their home.

In the Town of Salem, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.9% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 260 (±108)
Median renter income: $115,122 (±$106,927)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Salem

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Salem	Washington County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.9% (±8.6 points)	23.4% (±1.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	260 (±108)	5,714 (±473)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	877 (±100)	18,755 (±547)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$115,122 (±$106,927)	$44,688 (±$8,070)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,837 (±$11,975)	$84,874 (±$2,688)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Salem, the renter share is not measurably different from Washington County (23.4%).

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

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

In Washington County, the Town of Salem ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 340 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 Salem 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	19.7% (±5.3 points)	22.9% (±8.6 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$871 (±$71)	$948 (±$40)	+8.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$61,875 (±$7,675)	$83,398 (±$12,074)	+34.8%	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 Salem

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Salem
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Salem	—	22.9% (±8.6 points)	—
Town of Jackson	6.3 mi	8.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Hebron	6.9 mi	4.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Sandgate	7.4 mi	5.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Greenwich	7.8 mi	20.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Arlington	8.4 mi	16.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rupert	9.0 mi	6.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Town of Argyle	9.3 mi	9.9% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Village of Cambridge	9.6 mi	26.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Jackson, NY (8.1%), Town of Hebron, NY (4.5%), Sandgate, VT (5.7%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Kingsbury	36.8% (±5.5 points)
2	Town of Whitehall	29.9% (±8.2 points)
3	Town of Fort Edward	29.3% (±7.2 points)
4	Town of Cambridge	24.7% (±9.5 points)
5	Town of Granville	23.4% (±5.9 points)
6	Town of Salem	22.9% (±8.6 points)
7	Town of Hampton	21.6% (±14.3 points)
8	Town of Greenwich	20.3% (±5.9 points)
9	Town of Hartford	19.1% (±10.1 points)
10	Town of Fort Ann	14.6% (±4.4 points)
11	Town of White Creek	13.7% (±6.4 points)
12	Town of Dresden	12.8% (±7.0 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Washington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Salem?

The Town of Salem has an estimated 260 (±108) renting households, 22.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Salem?

In the Town of Salem, the share of households that rent went from 19.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.9% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Salem?

A renting household in the Town of Salem has 2.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Salem?

The median renting household in the Town of Salem, NY has an income of $115,122 (±$106,927) a year, against $79,837 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 Salem town, Washington County, New York (county subdivision:64782, in state:36 county:115).

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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