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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Stockton, NY, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Stockton, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 144 renting households against 644 that own their home.

In the Town of Stockton, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 144 (±54)
Median renter income: $41,667 (±$16,163)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Stockton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Stockton	Chautauqua County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±6.6 points)	31.1% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	144 (±54)	16,631 (±773)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	644 (±146)	36,762 (±711)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,667 (±$16,163)	$33,312 (±$3,028)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,759 (±$15,410)	$74,524 (±$2,722)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Stockton, the renter share is lower than in Chautauqua County (31.1%).

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

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

In Chautauqua County, the Town of Stockton ranks 16 of 29 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 511 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 Stockton 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	22.5% (±6.5 points)	18.3% (±6.6 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$773 (±$66)	$809 (±$109)	+4.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,788 (±$4,893)	$73,500 (±$21,441)	+36.6%	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 Stockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Stockton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Stockton	—	18.3% (±6.6 points)	—
Village of Cassadaga	3.5 mi	12.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Sinclairville	5.5 mi	31.2% (±10.7 points)	Higher
Town of Charlotte	6.1 mi	19.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Portland	7.2 mi	22.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellery	7.6 mi	10.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Village of Brocton	7.6 mi	35.5% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Town of Pomfret	7.7 mi	36.9% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Village of Mayville	8.1 mi	26.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ellery, NY (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Sinclairville, NY (31.2%), Village of Brocton, NY (35.5%), Town of Pomfret, NY (36.9%).

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

Households that rent across Chautauqua County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Town of Ripley	23.4% (±7.1 points)
11	Town of Portland	22.5% (±6.0 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Charlotte	19.3% (±5.2 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Hanover	19.3% (±4.6 points)
14	Town of Chautauqua	19.2% (±5.8 points)
15	Town of Poland	18.7% (±6.8 points)
16	Town of Stockton	18.3% (±6.6 points)
17	Town of French Creek	17.6% (±8.4 points)
18	Town of Dunkirk	16.0% (±7.2 points)
19	Town of Harmony	15.4% (±6.1 points)
20	Town of Carroll	13.5% (±5.9 points)
21	Town of Kiantone	13.3% (±7.5 points)
22	Town of Mina	12.8% (±7.4 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Chautauqua County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Stockton?

The Town of Stockton has an estimated 144 (±54) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Stockton?

In the Town of Stockton, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Stockton?

A renting household in the Town of Stockton has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Stockton?

The median renting household in the Town of Stockton, NY has an income of $41,667 (±$16,163) a year, against $81,759 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 Stockton town, Chautauqua County, New York (county subdivision:71476, in state:36 county:013).

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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