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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Whitestown, NY, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Whitestown, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,334 renting households against 5,741 that own their home.

In the Town of Whitestown, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 2,334 (±365)
Median renter income: $39,497 (±$8,270)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Whitestown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Whitestown	Oneida County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±4.3 points)	32.3% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,334 (±365)	30,785 (±1,080)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,741 (±367)	64,435 (±978)	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	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,497 (±$8,270)	$38,469 (±$2,520)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,109 (±$6,546)	$90,046 (±$1,948)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Whitestown, the renter share is not measurably different from 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 Whitestown ranks 6 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 180 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 Whitestown 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	27.8% (±2.8 points)	28.9% (±4.3 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$776 (±$84)	$949 (±$32)	+22.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,389 (±$3,219)	$80,168 (±$7,216)	+39.7%	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 Whitestown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Whitestown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Whitestown	—	28.9% (±4.3 points)	—
Village of Oriskany	1.5 mi	31.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Whitesboro	2.1 mi	53.6% (±11.2 points)	Higher
Village of New York Mills	3.2 mi	52.2% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Village of Yorkville	3.5 mi	33.4% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clark Mills	4.1 mi	42.5% (±12.9 points)	Higher
Town of Marcy	4.3 mi	19.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of New Hartford	5.1 mi	35.3% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Westmoreland	5.3 mi	10.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Westmoreland, NY (10.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Whitesboro, NY (53.6%), Village of New York Mills, NY (52.2%), Clark Mills, NY (42.5%).

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
1	Utica	50.3% (±2.4 points)
2	Rome	43.4% (±2.8 points)
3	Town of Kirkland	41.8% (±5.8 points)
4	Town of Sangerfield	34.8% (±6.5 points)
5	Town of Boonville	30.9% (±7.4 points)
6	Town of Whitestown	28.9% (±4.3 points)
7	Town of Vernon	26.0% (±4.5 points)
8	Town of Augusta	24.4% (±5.9 points)
9	Town of New Hartford	23.6% (±3.8 points)
10	Town of Remsen	19.8% (±5.6 points)
11	Town of Marcy	19.6% (±8.4 points)
12	Town of Floyd	19.0% (±7.5 points)

Showing 12 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 Whitestown 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 Whitestown

How many renters are there in the Town of Whitestown?

The Town of Whitestown has an estimated 2,334 (±365) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Whitestown?

In the Town of Whitestown, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Whitestown?

A renting household in the Town of Whitestown has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Whitestown?

The median renting household in the Town of Whitestown, NY has an income of $39,497 (±$8,270) a year, against $98,109 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 Whitestown town, Oneida County, New York (county subdivision:81754, 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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