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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Gowanda, NY, 2020–2024
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27.6% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Gowanda, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 285 renting households against 749 that own their home.

In the Village of Gowanda, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.6% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 285 (±81)
Median renter income: $27,574 (±$8,938)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Gowanda

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Gowanda	Cattaraugus County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.6% (±7.1 points)	24.8% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	285 (±81)	7,899 (±468)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	749 (±100)	23,996 (±405)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,574 (±$8,938)	$34,273 (±$2,709)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,007 (±$7,679)	$71,076 (±$2,453)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Gowanda, the renter share is not measurably different from Cattaraugus County (24.8%).

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

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

In Cattaraugus County, the Village of Gowanda ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 312 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Gowanda 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	42.1% (±6.1 points)	27.6% (±7.1 points)	−14.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$651 (±$66)	$753 (±$51)	+15.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,109 (±$3,405)	$51,828 (±$2,169)	+29.2%	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 Gowanda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Gowanda
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Gowanda	—	27.6% (±7.1 points)	—
Town of Persia	2.9 mi	23.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Collins	4.0 mi	17.8% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Perrysburg	4.5 mi	14.9% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Town of Otto	6.3 mi	10.5% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Town of Dayton	6.6 mi	17.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Cattaraugus Reservation (Cattaraugus County)	6.9 mi	9.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cattaraugus Reservation (Erie County)	7.1 mi	21.8% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Collins	8.7 mi	21.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Collins, NY (17.8%), Town of Perrysburg, NY (14.9%), Town of Otto, NY (10.5%).

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

Households that rent across Cattaraugus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Little Valley	42.9% (±8.5 points)
2	Village of Allegany	34.4% (±6.2 points)
3	Village of Delevan	30.6% (±10.9 points)
4	Village of Cattaraugus	29.8% (±10.0 points)
5	Village of Gowanda	27.6% (±7.1 points)
6	Village of South Dayton	26.5% (±9.6 points)
7	Village of Portville	21.9% (±10.4 points)
8	Village of Franklinville	19.7% (±7.6 points)
9	Village of Ellicottville	14.1% (±9.0 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 Gowanda

How many renters are there in the Village of Gowanda?

The Village of Gowanda has an estimated 285 (±81) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Gowanda?

In the Village of Gowanda, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Village of Gowanda?

A renting household in the Village of Gowanda has 1.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Gowanda?

The median renting household in the Village of Gowanda, NY has an income of $27,574 (±$8,938) a year, against $61,007 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 Gowanda village, New York (place:29630, 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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