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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Springwater, NY, 2020–2024
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13.2% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Springwater, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 142 renting households against 934 that own their home.

In the Town of Springwater, the share of households that rent went from 6.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.2% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 142 (±60)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Springwater

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Springwater	Livingston County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.2% (±5.4 points)	23.7% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	142 (±60)	5,789 (±429)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	934 (±131)	18,684 (±383)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,321 (±$4,714)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,250 (±$20,713)	$88,911 (±$4,076)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Springwater, the renter share is lower than in Livingston County (23.7%).

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

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

In Livingston County, the Town of Springwater ranks 13 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 708 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 Springwater 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	6.2% (±2.8 points)	13.2% (±5.4 points)	+7.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$929 (±$156)	$1,063 (±$438)	+14.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,500 (±$7,990)	$84,670 (±$15,550)	+35.5%	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 Springwater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Springwater
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Springwater	—	13.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Village of Wayland	4.3 mi	22.8% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Town of Sparta	6.3 mi	3.6% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Town of Conesus	6.5 mi	6.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Town of Canadice	6.6 mi	18.4% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wayland	6.9 mi	23.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Town of Naples	7.2 mi	19.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Dansville	7.5 mi	25.8% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Village of Dansville	7.5 mi	28.0% (±6.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Sparta, NY (3.6%), Town of Conesus, NY (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Wayland, NY (22.8%), Town of Wayland, NY (23.0%), Town of North Dansville, NY (25.8%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Town of Mount Morris	21.3% (±7.5 points)
8	Town of Lima	17.3% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Portage	15.9% (±9.3 points)
10	Town of Livonia	14.6% (±4.4 points)
11	Town of Leicester	13.9% (±5.7 points)
12	Town of Groveland	13.6% (±7.0 points)
13	Town of Springwater	13.2% (±5.4 points)
14	Town of Ossian	10.6% (±6.0 points)
15	Town of West Sparta	10.3% (±5.4 points)
16	Town of Conesus	6.3% (±3.7 points)
17	Town of Sparta	3.6% (±2.1 points)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Livingston County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Springwater?

The Town of Springwater has an estimated 142 (±60) renting households, 13.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Springwater?

In the Town of Springwater, the share of households that rent went from 6.2% in 2015–2019 to 13.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Springwater?

A renting household in the Town of Springwater has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 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 Springwater town, Livingston County, New York (county subdivision:70475, in state:36 county:051).

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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