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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Wallkill, NY, 2020–2024
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35.9% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Wallkill, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,188 renting households against 7,480 that own their home.

In the Town of Wallkill, the share of households that rent went from 37.6% in 2015–2019 to 35.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.9% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 4,188 (±380)
Median renter income: $63,939 (±$24,271)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Wallkill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wallkill	Orange County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.9% (±3.0 points)	32.2% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,188 (±380)	44,606 (±1,364)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,480 (±492)	94,002 (±1,435)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,939 (±$24,271)	$54,864 (±$3,152)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,817 (±$3,232)	$119,677 (±$3,050)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Wallkill, the renter share is higher than in Orange County (32.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, the Town of Wallkill ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 106 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 Wallkill 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	37.6% (±2.6 points)	35.9% (±3.0 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,329 (±$63)	$1,790 (±$80)	+34.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,952 (±$3,711)	$96,076 (±$3,794)	+37.3%	Up 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 Wallkill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wallkill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Wallkill	—	35.9% (±3.0 points)	—
Middletown	3.3 mi	48.3% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Village of Bloomingburg	4.9 mi	87.9% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Town of Mount Hope	6.9 mi	19.0% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Village of Goshen	7.2 mi	37.7% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Crawford	7.2 mi	20.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Village of Otisville	7.3 mi	38.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Wurtsboro	7.4 mi	34.0% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Goshen	7.9 mi	20.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Mount Hope, NY (19.0%), Town of Crawford, NY (20.4%), Town of Goshen, NY (20.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middletown, NY (48.3%), Village of Bloomingburg, NY (87.9%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Palm Tree	66.6% (±4.7 points)
2	Newburgh	65.2% (±4.5 points)
3	Town of Highlands	56.9% (±5.2 points)
4	Port Jervis	49.4% (±5.6 points)
5	Middletown	48.3% (±4.8 points)
6	Town of Wallkill	35.9% (±3.0 points)
7	Town of Montgomery	33.1% (±4.5 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Cornwall	26.8% (±4.0 points)
8 (tie)	Town of New Windsor	26.8% (±3.0 points)
10	Town of Tuxedo	24.8% (±5.7 points)
11	Town of Chester (Orange County)	21.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Town of Warwick	20.8% (±2.5 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Wallkill include them.

The figures for the Town of Wallkill include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mechanicstown, Scotchtown, Washington Heights.

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 Wallkill

How many renters are there in the Town of Wallkill?

The Town of Wallkill has an estimated 4,188 (±380) renting households, 35.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Wallkill?

In the Town of Wallkill, the share of households that rent went from 37.6% in 2015–2019 to 35.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Wallkill?

A renting household in the Town of Wallkill has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Wallkill?

The median renting household in the Town of Wallkill, NY has an income of $63,939 (±$24,271) a year, against $108,817 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 Wallkill town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:77992, in state:36 county:071).

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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