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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Kenmore, NY, 2020–2024
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31.0% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Kenmore, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,183 renting households against 4,861 that own their home.

In the Village of Kenmore, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.0% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 2,183 (±337)
Median renter income: $50,050 (±$15,311)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Kenmore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Kenmore	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.0% (±4.6 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,183 (±337)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,861 (±412)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,050 (±$15,311)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,814 (±$11,402)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Kenmore, the renter share is not measurably different from Erie County (34.2%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Erie County, the Village of Kenmore ranks 9 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 267 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Kenmore 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	30.6% (±3.3 points)	31.0% (±4.6 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$783 (±$50)	$1,081 (±$101)	+38.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$68,110 (±$5,726)	$77,639 (±$9,611)	+14.0%	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 Kenmore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Kenmore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Kenmore	—	31.0% (±4.6 points)	—
Town of Tonawanda	1.3 mi	27.8% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda Town	1.4 mi	26.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	3.2 mi	26.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	3.3 mi	26.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grandyle Village	4.5 mi	8.1% (±5.1 points)	Lower
University at Buffalo	4.9 mi	100.0% (±13.0 points)	Higher
Buffalo	5.0 mi	57.0% (±1.2 points)	Higher
North Tonawanda	5.8 mi	29.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grandyle Village, NY (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University at Buffalo, NY (100.0%), Buffalo, NY (57.0%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Village of Akron	41.7% (±9.5 points)
4	Village of Springville	40.6% (±7.7 points)
5	Village of Blasdell	38.8% (±8.4 points)
6	Village of Williamsville	36.2% (±6.7 points)
7	Village of Alden	34.3% (±7.6 points)
8	Village of Sloan	32.1% (±10.4 points)
9	Village of Kenmore	31.0% (±4.6 points)
10	Village of East Aurora	29.2% (±5.2 points)
11	Village of Lancaster	26.3% (±6.4 points)
12	Village of Farnham	26.2% (±12.9 points)
13	Village of Hamburg	24.4% (±3.4 points)
14	Village of Depew	23.7% (±3.4 points)
15	Village of Angola	14.0% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Erie 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 Kenmore

How many renters are there in the Village of Kenmore?

The Village of Kenmore has an estimated 2,183 (±337) renting households, 31.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Kenmore?

In the Village of Kenmore, the share of households that rent went from 30.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Kenmore?

A renting household in the Village of Kenmore has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Kenmore?

The median renting household in the Village of Kenmore, NY has an income of $50,050 (±$15,311) a year, against $93,814 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 Kenmore village, New York (place:39232, 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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