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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Pelham, NY, 2020–2024
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32.7% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Pelham, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 749 renting households against 1,542 that own their home.

In the Village of Pelham, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.7% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 749 (±146)
Median renter income: $101,815 (±$26,771)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Pelham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Pelham	Westchester County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.7% (±5.8 points)	38.2% (±0.7 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	749 (±146)	142,281 (±2,454)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,542 (±174)	230,602 (±2,732)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$101,815 (±$26,771)	$69,175 (±$2,688)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$218,654 (±$29,579)	$168,638 (±$3,260)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Pelham, the renter share is not measurably different from Westchester County (38.2%).

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

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

In Westchester County, the Village of Pelham ranks 10 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 245 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Pelham 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	31.9% (±5.2 points)	32.7% (±5.8 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,817 (±$123)	$2,299 (±$141)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$133,464 (±$22,801)	$184,375 (±$10,567)	+38.1%	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 Pelham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Pelham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Pelham	—	32.7% (±5.8 points)	—
Town of Pelham	0.7 mi	21.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Mount Vernon	1.1 mi	57.1% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Village of Pelham Manor	1.2 mi	7.8% (±4.3 points)	Lower
New Rochelle	1.7 mi	46.3% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Village of Bronxville	2.2 mi	15.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Eastchester	2.9 mi	27.7% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Tuckahoe	3.0 mi	57.1% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Village of Larchmont	3.1 mi	27.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Pelham, NY (21.2%), Village of Pelham Manor, NY (7.8%), Village of Bronxville, NY (15.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Vernon, NY (57.1%), New Rochelle, NY (46.3%), Village of Tuckahoe, NY (57.1%).

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

Households that rent across Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Village of Ossining	48.6% (±4.7 points)
5	Village of Elmsford	45.6% (±8.8 points)
6	Village of Mamaroneck	43.2% (±5.5 points)
7	Village of Tarrytown	42.6% (±6.3 points)
8	Village of Harrison	39.5% (±4.4 points)
9	Village of Dobbs Ferry	36.1% (±5.7 points)
10	Village of Pelham	32.7% (±5.8 points)
11	Village of Mount Kisco	28.9% (±5.9 points)
12	Village of Larchmont	27.4% (±7.6 points)
13	Village of Pleasantville	24.5% (±6.5 points)
14	Village of Hastings-on-Hudson	20.2% (±6.0 points)
15	Village of Croton-on-Hudson	20.0% (±4.9 points)
16 (tie)	Village of Ardsley	19.0% (±10.3 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Westchester 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 Pelham

How many renters are there in the Village of Pelham?

The Village of Pelham has an estimated 749 (±146) renting households, 32.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Pelham?

In the Village of Pelham, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Pelham?

A renting household in the Village of Pelham has 2.8 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Pelham?

The median renting household in the Village of Pelham, NY has an income of $101,815 (±$26,771) a year, against $218,654 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 Pelham village, New York (place:57001, 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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