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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Oxford, NY, 2020–2024
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30.2% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Oxford, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 426 that own their home.

In the Village of Oxford, the share of households that rent went from 44.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 184 (±69)
Median renter income: $28,864 (±$12,027)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Oxford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Oxford	Chenango County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±9.4 points)	24.6% (±1.8 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	184 (±69)	4,897 (±402)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	426 (±94)	14,993 (±392)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,864 (±$12,027)	$40,237 (±$3,181)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,636 (±$16,469)	$73,527 (±$2,340)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Oxford, the renter share is not measurably different from Chenango County (24.6%).

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

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

In Chenango County, the Village of Oxford ranks 6 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 275 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Oxford 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	44.5% (±8.0 points)	30.2% (±9.4 points)	−14.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$630 (±$40)	$924 (±$124)	+46.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$45,143 (±$6,996)	$56,250 (±$11,193)	+24.6%	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 Oxford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Oxford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Oxford	—	30.2% (±9.4 points)	—
Town of Oxford	3.0 mi	15.4% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Preston	4.4 mi	11.0% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Norwich	7.4 mi	58.7% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Town of Norwich	7.4 mi	8.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Guilford	7.9 mi	18.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of McDonough	7.9 mi	8.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Town of Smithville	8.7 mi	18.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Coventry	11 mi	17.0% (±8.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Oxford, NY (15.4%), Town of Preston, NY (11.0%), Town of Norwich, NY (8.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norwich, NY (58.7%).

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

Households that rent across Chenango County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Sherburne	51.4% (±9.1 points)
2	Village of Smyrna	49.2% (±21.8 points)
3	Village of Greene	44.9% (±6.2 points)
4	Village of New Berlin	41.4% (±10.1 points)
5	Village of Afton	40.6% (±9.5 points)
6	Village of Oxford	30.2% (±9.4 points)
7	Village of Bainbridge	27.7% (±9.5 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 Oxford

How many renters are there in the Village of Oxford?

The Village of Oxford has an estimated 184 (±69) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Oxford?

In the Village of Oxford, the share of households that rent went from 44.5% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−14.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Village of Oxford?

A renting household in the Village of Oxford has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Oxford?

The median renting household in the Village of Oxford, NY has an income of $28,864 (±$12,027) a year, against $68,636 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 Oxford village, New York (place:55948, 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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