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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Altamont, NY, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Altamont, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 145 renting households against 573 that own their home.

In the Village of Altamont, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 145 (±41)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Altamont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Altamont	Albany County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±5.8 points)	43.4% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	145 (±41)	58,490 (±1,579)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	573 (±88)	76,213 (±1,351)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$54,733 (±$2,138)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,417 (±$13,639)	$119,359 (±$3,022)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Altamont, the renter share is lower than in Albany County (43.4%).

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

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

In Albany County, the Village of Altamont ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 394 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Altamont 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	29.3% (±6.1 points)	20.2% (±5.8 points)	−9.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$815 (±$140)	$1,201 (±$233)	+47.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$72,596 (±$11,074)	$112,159 (±$19,448)	+54.5%	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 Village of Altamont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Altamont
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Altamont	—	20.2% (±5.8 points)	—
Town of Guilderland	3.6 mi	34.7% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Knox	3.9 mi	8.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Voorheesville	6.2 mi	22.9% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rotterdam (community)	6.3 mi	23.6% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Rotterdam	7.5 mi	25.5% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Princetown	7.6 mi	8.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Village of Delanson	8.1 mi	7.3% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Westmere	8.2 mi	47.8% (±6.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Knox, NY (8.2%), Town of Princetown, NY (8.3%), Village of Delanson, NY (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Guilderland, NY (34.7%), Westmere, NY (47.8%).

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

Households that rent across Albany County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Green Island	75.7% (±8.8 points)
2	Village of Menands	68.7% (±7.0 points)
3	Village of Ravena	30.5% (±9.2 points)
4	Village of Voorheesville	22.9% (±10.0 points)
5	Village of Altamont	20.2% (±5.8 points)
6	Village of Colonie	19.8% (±4.8 points)

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 Altamont

How many renters are there in the Village of Altamont?

The Village of Altamont has an estimated 145 (±41) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Altamont?

In the Village of Altamont, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Village of Altamont?

A renting household in the Village of Altamont has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 Altamont village, New York (place:01517, 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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