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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Clayton, NY, 2020–2024
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49.8% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Clayton, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 420 renting households against 423 that own their home.

In the Village of Clayton, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.8% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 420 (±110)
Median renter income: $37,045 (±$16,325)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Clayton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Clayton	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.8% (±8.7 points)	45.3% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	420 (±110)	21,588 (±884)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	423 (±90)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,045 (±$16,325)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,393 (±$19,393)	$87,905 (±$2,518)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Clayton, the renter share is not measurably different from Jefferson County (45.3%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

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

In Jefferson County, the Village of Clayton ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Clayton 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	41.9% (±8.0 points)	49.8% (±8.7 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$888 (±$157)	$1,071 (±$270)	+20.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,708 (±$8,258)	$60,573 (±$16,031)	+14.9%	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 Clayton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Clayton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Clayton	—	49.8% (±8.7 points)	—
Town of Clayton	2.3 mi	28.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Town of Orleans	6.4 mi	21.2% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Village of Alexandria Bay	10 mi	43.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Alexandria	12 mi	25.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Village of Chaumont	12 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Cape Vincent	13 mi	12.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Village of Theresa	14 mi	41.8% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brownville	15 mi	15.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clayton, NY (28.3%), Town of Orleans, NY (21.2%), Town of Alexandria, NY (25.4%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Sackets Harbor	58.6% (±7.9 points)
2	Village of West Carthage	58.3% (±7.8 points)
3	Village of Carthage	56.6% (±10.5 points)
4	Village of Philadelphia	52.0% (±10.5 points)
5	Village of Clayton	49.8% (±8.7 points)
6	Village of Alexandria Bay	43.9% (±8.6 points)
7	Village of Theresa	41.8% (±15.5 points)
8	Village of Adams	40.4% (±8.5 points)
9	Village of Black River	36.8% (±12.3 points)
10	Village of Dexter	35.8% (±12.6 points)
11	Village of Ellisburg	32.8% (±20.4 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Jefferson 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 Clayton

How many renters are there in the Village of Clayton?

The Village of Clayton has an estimated 420 (±110) renting households, 49.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Clayton?

In the Village of Clayton, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Clayton?

A renting household in the Village of Clayton has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Clayton?

The median renting household in the Village of Clayton, NY has an income of $37,045 (±$16,325) a year, against $98,393 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 Clayton village, New York (place:16089, 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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