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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Lancaster, NY, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Lancaster, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,276 renting households against 3,574 that own their home.

In the Village of Lancaster, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 1,276 (±337)
Median renter income: $44,423 (±$13,686)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Lancaster

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Lancaster	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±6.4 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,276 (±337)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,574 (±368)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	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	$44,423 (±$13,686)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,181 (±$21,051)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Lancaster, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, the Village of Lancaster ranks 11 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 324 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Lancaster 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	29.3% (±4.7 points)	26.3% (±6.4 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$761 (±$54)	$969 (±$169)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,875 (±$4,010)	$66,148 (±$7,046)	+20.5%	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 Lancaster

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Lancaster
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Lancaster	—	26.3% (±6.4 points)	—
Village of Depew	2.0 mi	23.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lancaster	2.0 mi	20.9% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cheektowaga	3.8 mi	28.5% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cheektowaga (community)	4.2 mi	28.9% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Hill	5.0 mi	29.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elma	5.1 mi	11.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Elma Center	5.3 mi	14.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Town Line	5.3 mi	6.2% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Elma, NY (11.4%), Elma Center, NY (14.6%), Town Line, NY (6.2%).

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
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 11 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 Lancaster

How many renters are there in the Village of Lancaster?

The Village of Lancaster has an estimated 1,276 (±337) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Lancaster?

In the Village of Lancaster, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Lancaster?

A renting household in the Village of Lancaster has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Lancaster?

The median renting household in the Village of Lancaster, NY has an income of $44,423 (±$13,686) a year, against $86,181 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 Lancaster village, New York (place:41135, 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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