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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Sterling, NY, 2020–2024
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9.6% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Sterling, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 135 renting households against 1,278 that own their home.

In the Town of Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.6% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 135 (±61)
Median renter income: $30,592 (±$19,008)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Sterling

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Sterling	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.6% (±3.8 points)	28.6% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	135 (±61)	9,006 (±543)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,278 (±112)	22,518 (±566)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,592 (±$19,008)	$36,725 (±$2,970)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,296 (±$11,907)	$83,243 (±$2,675)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Sterling, the renter share is lower than in Cayuga County (28.6%).

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

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

In Cayuga County, the Town of Sterling ranks 17 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 847 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 Sterling 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	13.4% (±4.9 points)	9.6% (±3.8 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$760 (±$54)	$681 (±$411)	−10.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,870 (±$6,573)	$59,750 (±$9,288)	+8.9%	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 Sterling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Sterling
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Sterling	—	9.6% (±3.8 points)	—
Village of Fair Haven	2.4 mi	19.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Hannibal	4.1 mi	27.2% (±10.7 points)	Higher
Town of Hannibal	5.5 mi	16.4% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Village of Red Creek	5.7 mi	19.7% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wolcott	6.1 mi	22.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Town of Victory	7.3 mi	9.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oswego	8.0 mi	16.4% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ira	9.7 mi	11.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Hannibal, NY (27.2%), Town of Hannibal, NY (16.4%), Town of Wolcott, NY (22.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cayuga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Town of Summerhill	14.2% (±6.8 points)
12	Town of Fleming	13.3% (±6.0 points)
13	Town of Cato	12.9% (±4.4 points)
14	Town of Scipio	11.9% (±5.8 points)
15	Town of Ira	11.1% (±5.7 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Conquest	9.6% (±4.7 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Sterling	9.6% (±3.8 points)
18	Town of Victory	9.0% (±4.4 points)
19	Town of Sennett	8.8% (±4.4 points)
20	Town of Sempronius	7.9% (±4.8 points)
21	Town of Aurelius	7.7% (±3.3 points)
22	Town of Throop	6.7% (±3.6 points)
23	Town of Owasco	5.8% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Cayuga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Sterling?

The Town of Sterling has an estimated 135 (±61) renting households, 9.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Sterling?

In the Town of Sterling, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Sterling?

A renting household in the Town of Sterling has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Sterling?

The median renting household in the Town of Sterling, NY has an income of $30,592 (±$19,008) a year, against $61,296 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 Sterling town, Cayuga County, New York (county subdivision:71146, in state:36 county:011).

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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