What percentage of people rent in the Village of Port Leyden, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Port Leyden, NY, 2020–2024
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50.7% (±12.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Port Leyden, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 153 renting households against 149 that own their home.

In the Village of Port Leyden, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (+16.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.7% (±12.9 points)
Renting households: 153 (±52)
Median renter income: $37,841 (±$13,587)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Port Leyden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Port Leyden	Lewis County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.7% (±12.9 points)	19.8% (±1.7 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	153 (±52)	2,198 (±199)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	149 (±54)	8,912 (±285)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,841 (±$13,587)	$41,162 (±$4,732)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,614 (±$15,549)	$75,286 (±$2,813)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Port Leyden, the renter share is higher than in Lewis County (19.8%).

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

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

In Lewis County, the Village of Port Leyden ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Port Leyden 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	33.9% (±12.8 points)	50.7% (±12.9 points)	+16.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$747 (±$77)	$703 (±$147)	−5.9%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$39,583 (±$12,505)	$45,833 (±$8,685)	+15.8%	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 Port Leyden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Port Leyden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Port Leyden	—	50.7% (±12.9 points)	—
Village of Lyons Falls	2.5 mi	16.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Town of Leyden	4.1 mi	25.8% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Village of Constableville	4.6 mi	30.3% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Town of Lyonsdale	4.6 mi	9.9% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Village of Turin	4.7 mi	1.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Turin	6.9 mi	5.2% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Boonville	7.2 mi	46.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of West Turin	8.4 mi	11.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Lyons Falls, NY (16.0%), Town of Leyden, NY (25.8%), Village of Constableville, NY (30.3%).

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

Households that rent across Lewis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Port Leyden	50.7% (±12.9 points)
2	Village of Copenhagen	45.8% (±12.1 points)
3	Village of Castorland	44.7% (±12.6 points)
4	Village of Lowville	42.0% (±7.3 points)
5	Village of Croghan	39.1% (±12.3 points)
6	Village of Constableville	30.3% (±14.8 points)
7	Village of Lyons Falls	16.0% (±6.9 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Lewis 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 Port Leyden

How many renters are there in the Village of Port Leyden?

The Village of Port Leyden has an estimated 153 (±52) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Port Leyden?

In the Village of Port Leyden, the share of households that rent went from 33.9% in 2015–2019 to 50.7% in 2020–2024 (+16.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Port Leyden?

A renting household in the Village of Port Leyden has 2.3 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Port Leyden?

The median renting household in the Village of Port Leyden, NY has an income of $37,841 (±$13,587) a year, against $57,614 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 Port Leyden village, New York (place:59454, 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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