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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Lewiston, NY, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Lewiston, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 529 renting households against 804 that own their home.

In the Village of Lewiston, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.7% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 529 (±164)
Median renter income: $54,139 (±$19,977)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Lewiston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Lewiston	Niagara County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.7% (±8.8 points)	28.8% (±1.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	529 (±164)	26,501 (±969)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	804 (±110)	65,383 (±914)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,139 (±$19,977)	$35,954 (±$2,192)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,024 (±$19,869)	$86,318 (±$1,827)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Lewiston, the renter share is higher than in Niagara County (28.8%).

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

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

In Niagara County, the Village of Lewiston ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Lewiston 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	34.9% (±6.7 points)	39.7% (±8.8 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$913 (±$73)	$1,131 (±$144)	+23.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,888 (±$5,641)	$73,821 (±$20,531)	+48.0%	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 Lewiston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Lewiston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Lewiston	—	39.7% (±8.8 points)	—
Tuscarora Nation Reservation	4.6 mi	13.4% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Town of Lewiston	4.6 mi	23.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Niagara	4.9 mi	23.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Village of Youngstown	5.4 mi	22.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Niagara Falls	5.6 mi	41.5% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Porter	6.9 mi	24.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Ransomville	8.0 mi	27.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sanborn	8.4 mi	27.9% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tuscarora Nation Reservation, NY (13.4%), Town of Lewiston, NY (23.6%), Town of Niagara, NY (23.4%).

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

Households that rent across Niagara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Lewiston	39.7% (±8.8 points)
2	Village of Barker	39.5% (±14.7 points)
3	Village of Middleport	27.9% (±6.4 points)
4	Village of Youngstown	22.9% (±5.7 points)
5	Village of Wilson	18.3% (±7.3 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 Lewiston

How many renters are there in the Village of Lewiston?

The Village of Lewiston has an estimated 529 (±164) renting households, 39.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Lewiston?

In the Village of Lewiston, the share of households that rent went from 34.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Lewiston?

A renting household in the Village of Lewiston has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Lewiston?

The median renting household in the Village of Lewiston, NY has an income of $54,139 (±$19,977) a year, against $92,024 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 Lewiston village, New York (place:42147, 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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