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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Dansville, NY, 2020–2024
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28.0% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Dansville, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 613 renting households against 1,575 that own their home.

In the Village of Dansville, the share of households that rent went from 30.4% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.0% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 613 (±146)
Median renter income: $31,477 (±$3,475)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Dansville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Dansville	Livingston County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.0% (±6.3 points)	23.7% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	613 (±146)	5,789 (±429)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,575 (±179)	18,684 (±383)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,477 (±$3,475)	$37,321 (±$4,714)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,462 (±$28,097)	$88,911 (±$4,076)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Dansville, the renter share is not measurably different from Livingston County (23.7%).

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

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

In Livingston County, the Village of Dansville ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 307 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Dansville 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	30.4% (±6.5 points)	28.0% (±6.3 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$726 (±$53)	$906 (±$168)	+24.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,000 (±$10,653)	$57,329 (±$7,127)	+27.4%	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 Dansville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Dansville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Dansville	—	28.0% (±6.3 points)	—
Town of North Dansville	0.4 mi	25.8% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sparta	4.5 mi	3.6% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Town of Ossian	5.0 mi	10.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Village of Wayland	5.1 mi	22.8% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wayland	5.7 mi	23.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Sparta	5.7 mi	10.3% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Dansville	7.0 mi	9.5% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Springwater	7.5 mi	13.2% (±5.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Sparta, NY (3.6%), Town of Ossian, NY (10.6%), Town of West Sparta, NY (10.3%).

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

Households that rent across Livingston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Geneseo	57.5% (±7.5 points)
2	Village of Nunda	44.2% (±10.3 points)
3	Village of Avon	38.6% (±7.4 points)
4	Village of Caledonia	37.4% (±8.7 points)
5	Village of Livonia	35.4% (±8.0 points)
6	Village of Dansville	28.0% (±6.3 points)
7	Village of Mount Morris	26.5% (±9.4 points)
8	Village of Lima	22.7% (±6.2 points)
9	Village of Leicester	10.2% (±5.5 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 Dansville

How many renters are there in the Village of Dansville?

The Village of Dansville has an estimated 613 (±146) renting households, 28.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Dansville?

In the Village of Dansville, the share of households that rent went from 30.4% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Dansville?

A renting household in the Village of Dansville has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Dansville?

The median renting household in the Village of Dansville, NY has an income of $31,477 (±$3,475) a year, against $85,462 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 Dansville village, New York (place:19664, 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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