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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Stuyvesant, NY, 2020–2024
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23.4% (±10.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Stuyvesant, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 205 renting households against 671 that own their home.

In the Town of Stuyvesant, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.4% (±10.5 points)
Renting households: 205 (±91)
Median renter income: $53,189 (±$19,530)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Stuyvesant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Stuyvesant	Columbia County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.4% (±10.5 points)	23.7% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	205 (±91)	6,312 (±416)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	671 (±144)	20,315 (±583)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,189 (±$19,530)	$41,816 (±$5,660)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,508 (±$28,907)	$101,308 (±$5,436)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Stuyvesant, the renter share is not measurably different from Columbia County (23.7%).

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

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

In Columbia County, the Town of Stuyvesant ranks 6 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 319 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 Stuyvesant 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	23.7% (±7.9 points)	23.4% (±10.5 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,155 (±$125)	$1,098 (±$119)	−4.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$78,170 (±$18,294)	$66,000 (±$15,350)	−15.6%	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 Stuyvesant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Stuyvesant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Stuyvesant	—	23.4% (±10.5 points)	—
Village of Kinderhook	2.6 mi	21.7% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Coxsackie	3.7 mi	37.4% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Kinderhook	3.9 mi	20.9% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Valatie	4.1 mi	23.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stockport	5.4 mi	23.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of New Baltimore	5.7 mi	9.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Village of Ravena	6.2 mi	30.5% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Coxsackie	6.5 mi	26.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of New Baltimore, NY (9.7%).

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

Households that rent across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hudson	55.0% (±6.0 points)
2	Town of Greenport	37.5% (±10.4 points)
3	Town of Livingston	30.1% (±9.7 points)
4	Town of Ghent	26.3% (±7.0 points)
5	Town of Hillsdale	23.6% (±7.6 points)
6	Town of Stuyvesant	23.4% (±10.5 points)
7	Town of Stockport	23.1% (±7.2 points)
8	Town of Kinderhook	20.9% (±6.1 points)
9	Town of Germantown	20.5% (±7.2 points)
10	Town of Canaan	19.0% (±6.4 points)
11	Town of Clermont	18.8% (±6.3 points)
12	Town of Taghkanic	15.4% (±6.9 points)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Stuyvesant?

The Town of Stuyvesant has an estimated 205 (±91) renting households, 23.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Stuyvesant?

In the Town of Stuyvesant, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Stuyvesant?

A renting household in the Town of Stuyvesant has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Stuyvesant?

The median renting household in the Town of Stuyvesant, NY has an income of $53,189 (±$19,530) a year, against $69,508 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 Stuyvesant town, Columbia County, New York (county subdivision:71850, in state:36 county:021).

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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