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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Lakewood, NY, 2020–2024
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35.6% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Lakewood, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 489 renting households against 886 that own their home.

In the Village of Lakewood, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 35.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.6% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 489 (±150)
Median renter income: $40,677 (±$11,869)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Lakewood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Lakewood	Chautauqua County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.6% (±9.1 points)	31.1% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	489 (±150)	16,631 (±773)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	886 (±122)	36,762 (±711)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,677 (±$11,869)	$33,312 (±$3,028)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,143 (±$22,943)	$74,524 (±$2,722)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Lakewood, the renter share is not measurably different from Chautauqua County (31.1%).

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

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

In Chautauqua County, the Village of Lakewood ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 209 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Lakewood 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	36.3% (±7.1 points)	35.6% (±9.1 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$735 (±$47)	$1,154 (±$105)	+57.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,882 (±$9,084)	$67,557 (±$30,469)	+25.4%	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 Lakewood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Lakewood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Lakewood	—	35.6% (±9.1 points)	—
Jamestown West	2.1 mi	31.9% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Celoron	2.2 mi	40.2% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Busti	3.4 mi	27.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	4.3 mi	50.7% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Ellicott	4.9 mi	28.1% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Bemus Point	5.7 mi	27.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Falconer	6.5 mi	28.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Ellery	6.5 mi	10.5% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Ellery, NY (10.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jamestown, NY (50.7%).

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

Households that rent across Chautauqua County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Fredonia	46.4% (±7.7 points)
2	Village of Panama	44.7% (±12.6 points)
3	Village of Celoron	40.2% (±11.2 points)
4	Village of Lakewood	35.6% (±9.1 points)
5	Village of Brocton	35.5% (±7.9 points)
6	Village of Westfield	34.2% (±11.1 points)
7	Village of Silver Creek	31.8% (±8.6 points)
8	Village of Sinclairville	31.2% (±10.7 points)
9	Village of Sherman	28.9% (±10.9 points)
10	Village of Falconer	28.5% (±8.3 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Chautauqua 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 Lakewood

How many renters are there in the Village of Lakewood?

The Village of Lakewood has an estimated 489 (±150) renting households, 35.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Lakewood?

In the Village of Lakewood, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 35.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Lakewood?

A renting household in the Village of Lakewood has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Lakewood?

The median renting household in the Village of Lakewood, NY has an income of $40,677 (±$11,869) a year, against $97,143 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 Lakewood village, New York (place:41069, 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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