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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Ulysses, NY, 2020–2024
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32.5% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Ulysses, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 761 renting households against 1,580 that own their home.

In the Town of Ulysses, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.5% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 761 (±221)
Median renter income: $66,161 (±$31,871)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Ulysses

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Ulysses	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.5% (±8.5 points)	45.9% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	761 (±221)	19,841 (±806)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,580 (±200)	23,422 (±635)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,161 (±$31,871)	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,987 (±$19,286)	$113,365 (±$5,936)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Ulysses, the renter share is lower than in Tompkins County (45.9%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Tompkins County, the Town of Ulysses ranks 6 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 134 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 Ulysses 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	20.1% (±3.4 points)	32.5% (±8.5 points)	+12.4 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,075 (±$94)	$1,274 (±$319)	+18.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,268 (±$5,053)	$71,400 (±$6,584)	+1.6%	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 Ulysses

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ulysses
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Ulysses	—	32.5% (±8.5 points)	—
Village of Trumansburg	3.0 mi	40.9% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Enfield	4.9 mi	20.8% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Northwest Ithaca	5.6 mi	49.8% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Town of Lansing	5.7 mi	45.4% (±5.4 points)	Higher
South Lansing	6.3 mi	40.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Covert	6.4 mi	16.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Lansing	6.8 mi	76.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Village of Cayuga Heights	7.3 mi	38.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Enfield, NY (20.8%), Town of Covert, NY (16.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Northwest Ithaca, NY (49.8%), Town of Lansing, NY (45.4%), Village of Lansing, NY (76.6%).

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

Households that rent across Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ithaca	70.4% (±3.0 points)
2	Town of Lansing	45.4% (±5.4 points)
3	Town of Ithaca	38.0% (±4.7 points)
4	Town of Dryden	36.8% (±4.4 points)
5	Town of Caroline	34.4% (±8.6 points)
6	Town of Ulysses	32.5% (±8.5 points)
7	Town of Groton	25.0% (±6.6 points)
8	Town of Enfield	20.8% (±7.8 points)
9	Town of Newfield	19.7% (±5.9 points)
10	Town of Danby	12.8% (±6.7 points)

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Ulysses?

The Town of Ulysses has an estimated 761 (±221) renting households, 32.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Ulysses?

In the Town of Ulysses, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.5% in 2020–2024 (+12.4 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Ulysses?

A renting household in the Town of Ulysses has 1.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Ulysses?

The median renting household in the Town of Ulysses, NY has an income of $66,161 (±$31,871) a year, against $87,987 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 Ulysses town, Tompkins County, New York (county subdivision:75990, in state:36 county:109).

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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