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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Trenton, NY, 2020–2024
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13.5% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Trenton, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 236 renting households against 1,517 that own their home.

In the Town of Trenton, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.5% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 236 (±115)
Median renter income: $58,160 (±$30,273)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Trenton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Trenton	Oneida County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.5% (±6.3 points)	32.3% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	236 (±115)	30,785 (±1,080)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,517 (±117)	64,435 (±978)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.7)	2.0 (±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	$58,160 (±$30,273)	$38,469 (±$2,520)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,446 (±$13,955)	$90,046 (±$1,948)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Trenton, the renter share is lower than in Oneida County (32.3%).

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

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

In Oneida County, the Town of Trenton ranks 21 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 695 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 Trenton 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	12.4% (±4.0 points)	13.5% (±6.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$144)	$895 (±$397)	+19.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,686 (±$8,486)	$88,807 (±$12,846)	+20.5%	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 Trenton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Trenton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Trenton	—	13.5% (±6.3 points)	—
Village of Holland Patent	2.8 mi	26.8% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Remsen	4.8 mi	42.6% (±12.2 points)	Higher
Town of Deerfield	5.9 mi	6.6% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Floyd	6.1 mi	19.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marcy	6.8 mi	19.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Steuben	7.0 mi	15.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Russia	7.5 mi	10.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Poland	7.6 mi	33.5% (±12.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Remsen, NY (42.6%), Village of Poland, NY (33.5%).

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

Households that rent across Oneida County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	Town of Paris	17.4% (±6.1 points)
16	Town of Western	17.0% (±6.9 points)
17	Town of Vienna	16.6% (±6.1 points)
18	Town of Ava	15.3% (±11.4 points)
19	Town of Steuben	15.0% (±7.9 points)
20	Town of Annsville	14.3% (±5.6 points)
21	Town of Trenton	13.5% (±6.3 points)
22	Town of Westmoreland	10.3% (±5.7 points)
23	Town of Florence	9.7% (±4.3 points)
24	Town of Marshall	9.6% (±4.5 points)
25	Town of Verona	8.7% (±2.5 points)
26	Town of Forestport	7.6% (±3.6 points)
27	Town of Lee	6.9% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Oneida County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Trenton?

The Town of Trenton has an estimated 236 (±115) renting households, 13.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Trenton?

In the Town of Trenton, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Trenton?

A renting household in the Town of Trenton has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Trenton?

The median renting household in the Town of Trenton, NY has an income of $58,160 (±$30,273) a year, against $95,446 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 Trenton town, Oneida County, New York (county subdivision:75280, in state:36 county:065).

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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