What percentage of people rent in the Village of Alden, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Alden, NY, 2020–2024
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34.3% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Alden, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 410 renting households against 786 that own their home.

In the Village of Alden, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.3% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 410 (±99)
Median renter income: $44,156 (±$3,066)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Alden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Alden	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.3% (±7.6 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	410 (±99)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	786 (±91)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	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	$44,156 (±$3,066)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,250 (±$16,535)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Alden, the renter share is not measurably different from Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, the Village of Alden ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 220 of 532.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in the Village of Alden 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	29.9% (±4.8 points)	34.3% (±7.6 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$763 (±$38)	$945 (±$40)	+23.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,361 (±$4,567)	$70,541 (±$11,681)	+16.9%	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 Village of Alden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Alden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Alden	—	34.3% (±7.6 points)	—
Town of Alden	1.4 mi	16.5% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town Line	3.6 mi	6.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Marilla	5.4 mi	7.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Darien	5.7 mi	5.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Village of Corfu	6.3 mi	15.5% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Town of Lancaster	7.0 mi	20.9% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Clarence (community)	7.4 mi	41.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bennington	7.8 mi	9.3% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Alden, NY (16.5%), Town Line, NY (6.2%), Town of Marilla, NY (7.6%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of North Collins	45.3% (±9.5 points)
2	Village of Orchard Park	43.4% (±10.0 points)
3	Village of Akron	41.7% (±9.5 points)
4	Village of Springville	40.6% (±7.7 points)
5	Village of Blasdell	38.8% (±8.4 points)
6	Village of Williamsville	36.2% (±6.7 points)
7	Village of Alden	34.3% (±7.6 points)
8	Village of Sloan	32.1% (±10.4 points)
9	Village of Kenmore	31.0% (±4.6 points)
10	Village of East Aurora	29.2% (±5.2 points)
11	Village of Lancaster	26.3% (±6.4 points)
12	Village of Farnham	26.2% (±12.9 points)
13	Village of Hamburg	24.4% (±3.4 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Village of Alden

How many renters are there in the Village of Alden?

The Village of Alden has an estimated 410 (±99) renting households, 34.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Alden?

In the Village of Alden, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 34.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Alden?

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

How much do renters earn in the Village of Alden?

The median renting household in the Village of Alden, NY has an income of $44,156 (±$3,066) a year, against $95,250 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 Alden village, New York (place:01088, in state:36).

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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