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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Virgil, NY, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Virgil, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 174 renting households against 871 that own their home.

In the Town of Virgil, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 174 (±69)
Median renter income: $93,125 (±$60,077)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Virgil

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Virgil	Cortland County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.0 points)	33.7% (±2.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	174 (±69)	6,402 (±513)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	871 (±101)	12,597 (±388)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$93,125 (±$60,077)	$42,202 (±$4,366)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,781 (±$19,889)	$85,175 (±$4,372)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Virgil, the renter share is lower than in Cortland County (33.7%).

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

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

In Cortland County, the Town of Virgil ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 583 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 Virgil 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	14.9% (±5.0 points)	16.7% (±6.0 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$864 (±$38)	$1,208 (±$159)	+39.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,500 (±$14,481)	$91,094 (±$20,632)	+17.5%	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 Virgil

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Virgil
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Virgil	—	16.7% (±6.0 points)	—
Munsons Corners	4.2 mi	44.4% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Town of Lapeer	5.2 mi	18.4% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cortland	5.6 mi	54.1% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Cortland West	6.0 mi	10.0% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Harford	6.0 mi	24.4% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of McGraw	6.1 mi	29.1% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Town of Cortlandville	6.2 mi	25.6% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Town of Freetown	7.2 mi	15.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Munsons Corners, NY (44.4%), Cortland, NY (54.1%), Village of McGraw, NY (29.1%).

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

Households that rent across Cortland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Town of Cortlandville	25.6% (±5.8 points)
5	Town of Homer	25.4% (±6.2 points)
6	Town of Marathon	24.8% (±7.9 points)
7	Town of Harford	24.4% (±8.4 points)
8	Town of Cuyler	23.0% (±9.8 points)
9	Town of Lapeer	18.4% (±8.3 points)
10	Town of Virgil	16.7% (±6.0 points)
11	Town of Freetown	15.8% (±8.5 points)
12	Town of Preble	14.0% (±6.3 points)
13	Town of Truxton	11.9% (±6.1 points)
14	Town of Solon	11.4% (±5.5 points)
15	Town of Scott	9.3% (±5.1 points)
16	Town of Willet	7.4% (±4.9 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Cortland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Virgil?

The Town of Virgil has an estimated 174 (±69) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Virgil?

In the Town of Virgil, the share of households that rent went from 14.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Virgil?

A renting household in the Town of Virgil has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Virgil?

The median renting household in the Town of Virgil, NY has an income of $93,125 (±$60,077) a year, against $90,781 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 Virgil town, Cortland County, New York (county subdivision:77596, in state:36 county:023).

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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