What percentage of people rent in the Village of Johnson City, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Johnson City, NY, 2020–2024
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47.7% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Johnson City, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,129 renting households against 3,434 that own their home.

In the Village of Johnson City, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.7% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 3,129 (±382)
Median renter income: $35,023 (±$10,585)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Johnson City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Johnson City	Broome County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.7% (±5.0 points)	35.5% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,129 (±382)	29,085 (±1,055)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,434 (±379)	52,920 (±984)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,023 (±$10,585)	$36,405 (±$2,439)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,127 (±$4,036)	$83,520 (±$2,890)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Johnson City, the renter share is higher than in Broome County (35.5%).

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

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

In Broome County, the Village of Johnson City ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Johnson City 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	46.0% (±3.2 points)	47.7% (±5.0 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$860 (±$70)	$1,031 (±$66)	+19.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,299 (±$3,307)	$56,283 (±$4,418)	+33.1%	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 Johnson City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Johnson City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Johnson City	—	47.7% (±5.0 points)	—
Town of Dickinson (Broome County)	2.8 mi	24.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Endwell	3.1 mi	24.9% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Binghamton	3.2 mi	56.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Town of Union	3.5 mi	41.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Village of Port Dickinson	3.6 mi	41.8% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Endicott	5.5 mi	60.6% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Town of Maine	5.6 mi	14.7% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Town of Vestal	5.9 mi	23.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Dickinson (Broome County), NY (24.4%), Endwell, NY (24.9%), Town of Union, NY (41.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Binghamton, NY (56.0%), Village of Endicott, NY (60.6%).

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

Households that rent across Broome County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Endicott	60.6% (±5.1 points)
2	Village of Johnson City	47.7% (±5.0 points)
3	Village of Whitney Point	44.7% (±14.6 points)
4	Village of Port Dickinson	41.8% (±7.8 points)
5	Village of Deposit	36.7% (±8.8 points)
6	Village of Windsor	20.1% (±9.5 points)
7	Village of Lisle	10.8% (±11.7 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 Johnson City

How many renters are there in the Village of Johnson City?

The Village of Johnson City has an estimated 3,129 (±382) renting households, 47.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Johnson City?

In the Village of Johnson City, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 47.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Johnson City?

A renting household in the Village of Johnson City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Johnson City?

The median renting household in the Village of Johnson City, NY has an income of $35,023 (±$10,585) a year, against $74,127 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 Johnson City village, New York (place:38748, 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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