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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Owego, NY, 2020–2024
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50.9% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Owego, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 817 renting households against 789 that own their home.

In the Village of Owego, the share of households that rent went from 51.2% in 2015–2019 to 50.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.9% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 817 (±145)
Median renter income: $33,715 (±$15,139)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Owego

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Owego	Tioga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.9% (±6.7 points)	20.9% (±2.1 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	817 (±145)	4,256 (±438)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	789 (±111)	16,091 (±472)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,715 (±$15,139)	$38,348 (±$4,569)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,190 (±$16,715)	$83,800 (±$2,205)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Owego, the renter share is higher than in Tioga County (20.9%).

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

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

In Tioga County, the Village of Owego ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Owego 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	51.2% (±6.0 points)	50.9% (±6.7 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$706 (±$55)	$901 (±$94)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,568 (±$7,330)	$60,139 (±$17,435)	+32.0%	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 Owego

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Owego
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Owego	—	50.9% (±6.7 points)	—
Town of Owego	3.7 mi	21.2% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Town of Tioga	5.5 mi	12.4% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Apalachin	6.1 mi	26.8% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Town of Nichols	6.6 mi	21.2% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Crest View Heights	7.4 mi	2.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Village of Nichols	8.1 mi	28.5% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Tioga Terrace	8.2 mi	1.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Town of Candor	8.6 mi	25.1% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Owego, NY (21.2%), Town of Tioga, NY (12.4%), Apalachin, NY (26.8%).

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

Households that rent across Tioga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Candor	53.3% (±13.1 points)
2	Village of Owego	50.9% (±6.7 points)
3	Village of Spencer	37.4% (±11.1 points)
4	Village of Waverly	35.8% (±9.0 points)
5	Village of Nichols	28.5% (±10.4 points)
6	Village of Newark Valley	21.3% (±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 Owego

How many renters are there in the Village of Owego?

The Village of Owego has an estimated 817 (±145) renting households, 50.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Owego?

In the Village of Owego, the share of households that rent went from 51.2% in 2015–2019 to 50.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Owego?

A renting household in the Village of Owego has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Owego?

The median renting household in the Village of Owego, NY has an income of $33,715 (±$15,139) a year, against $103,190 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 Owego village, New York (place:55882, 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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