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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Waterloo, NY, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Waterloo, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,164 renting households against 2,230 that own their home.

In the Town of Waterloo, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.3% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 1,164 (±226)
Median renter income: $48,125 (±$23,079)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Waterloo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Waterloo	Seneca County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.3% (±5.9 points)	29.0% (±2.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,164 (±226)	3,952 (±356)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,230 (±219)	9,654 (±348)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,125 (±$23,079)	$43,421 (±$7,346)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,561 (±$14,820)	$79,635 (±$4,425)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Waterloo, the renter share is not measurably different from Seneca County (29.0%).

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

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

In Seneca County, the Town of Waterloo ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 115 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 Waterloo 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	28.2% (±5.5 points)	34.3% (±5.9 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$830 (±$98)	$922 (±$39)	+11.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,880 (±$5,497)	$63,226 (±$10,813)	+15.2%	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 Waterloo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Waterloo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Waterloo	—	34.3% (±5.9 points)	—
Village of Waterloo	2.9 mi	31.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Junius	3.6 mi	10.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Geneva (Ontario County)	5.2 mi	48.3% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Seneca Falls (community)	5.9 mi	38.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fayette	6.0 mi	17.9% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Town of Seneca Falls	6.3 mi	36.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Phelps	7.3 mi	11.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Town of Geneva	7.6 mi	23.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Junius, NY (10.2%), Town of Fayette, NY (17.9%), Town of Phelps, NY (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Geneva (Ontario County), NY (48.3%).

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

Households that rent across Seneca County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Seneca Falls	36.0% (±5.2 points)
2	Town of Waterloo	34.3% (±5.9 points)
3	Town of Lodi	31.8% (±14.0 points)
4	Town of Romulus	29.7% (±7.5 points)
5	Town of Ovid	26.8% (±6.6 points)
6	Town of Tyre	20.8% (±6.9 points)
7	Town of Fayette	17.9% (±7.0 points)
8	Town of Varick	17.0% (±6.0 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Seneca County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Waterloo?

The Town of Waterloo has an estimated 1,164 (±226) renting households, 34.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Waterloo?

In the Town of Waterloo, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Waterloo?

A renting household in the Town of Waterloo has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Waterloo?

The median renting household in the Town of Waterloo, NY has an income of $48,125 (±$23,079) a year, against $77,561 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 Waterloo town, Seneca County, New York (county subdivision:78564, in state:36 county:099).

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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