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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Sheldon, NY, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Sheldon, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 191 renting households against 845 that own their home.

In the Town of Sheldon, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 191 (±56)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Sheldon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Sheldon	Wyoming County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±5.1 points)	24.1% (±1.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	191 (±56)	3,959 (±331)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	845 (±95)	12,494 (±302)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,713 (±$5,088)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,951 (±$6,576)	$81,753 (±$3,493)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Sheldon, the renter share is lower than in Wyoming County (24.1%).

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

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

In Wyoming County, the Town of Sheldon ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 509 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 Sheldon 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	18.3% (±6.0 points)	18.4% (±5.1 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$727 (±$80)	$818 (±$84)	+12.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,071 (±$9,026)	$71,214 (±$4,610)	−6.4%	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 Sheldon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Sheldon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Sheldon	—	18.4% (±5.1 points)	—
Town of Bennington	5.0 mi	9.3% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Java	6.2 mi	4.8% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Town of Orangeville	6.4 mi	10.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Town of Wales	7.2 mi	11.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Attica	8.4 mi	27.4% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Town of Holland	9.1 mi	11.0% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marilla	9.4 mi	7.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Village of Attica	9.5 mi	38.0% (±6.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Bennington, NY (9.3%), Town of Java, NY (4.8%), Town of Orangeville, NY (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Attica, NY (27.4%), Village of Attica, NY (38.0%).

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

Households that rent across Wyoming County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Attica	27.4% (±5.7 points)
5	Town of Arcade	26.4% (±5.4 points)
6	Town of Gainesville	22.9% (±6.1 points)
7	Town of Wethersfield	19.9% (±7.4 points)
8	Town of Pike	19.5% (±10.8 points)
9	Town of Eagle	19.4% (±7.8 points)
10	Town of Sheldon	18.4% (±5.1 points)
11	Town of Castile	15.9% (±5.1 points)
12	Town of Middlebury	13.6% (±6.0 points)
13	Town of Orangeville	10.0% (±6.1 points)
14	Town of Bennington	9.3% (±4.2 points)
15	Town of Covington	6.7% (±3.8 points)
16	Town of Java	4.8% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Wyoming County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Sheldon?

The Town of Sheldon has an estimated 191 (±56) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Sheldon?

In the Town of Sheldon, the share of households that rent went from 18.3% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Sheldon?

A renting household in the Town of Sheldon has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 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 Sheldon town, Wyoming County, New York (county subdivision:66773, in state:36 county:121).

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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