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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Portville, NY, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Portville, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 86 renting households against 307 that own their home.

In the Village of Portville, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−25.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 86 (±52)
Median renter income: $22,292 (±$21,921)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Portville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Portville	Cattaraugus County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±10.4 points)	24.8% (±1.3 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	86 (±52)	7,899 (±468)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	307 (±79)	23,996 (±405)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,292 (±$21,921)	$34,273 (±$2,709)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,528 (±$20,256)	$71,076 (±$2,453)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Portville, the renter share is not measurably different from Cattaraugus County (24.8%).

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

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

In Cattaraugus County, the Village of Portville ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 371 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Portville 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	47.1% (±11.1 points)	21.9% (±10.4 points)	−25.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$625 (±$85)	$660 (±$220)	+5.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,578 (±$14,214)	$61,793 (±$13,077)	+29.9%	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 Portville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Portville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Portville	—	21.9% (±10.4 points)	—
Town of Portville	1.7 mi	10.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Weston Mills	3.1 mi	21.3% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Genesee	4.8 mi	16.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Olean	4.8 mi	22.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Eldred	6.0 mi	28.1% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Olean	6.0 mi	44.9% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Ceres Township	6.4 mi	22.5% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. Bonaventure	7.6 mi	21.6% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Portville, NY (10.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Olean, NY (44.9%).

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

Households that rent across Cattaraugus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Little Valley	42.9% (±8.5 points)
2	Village of Allegany	34.4% (±6.2 points)
3	Village of Delevan	30.6% (±10.9 points)
4	Village of Cattaraugus	29.8% (±10.0 points)
5	Village of Gowanda	27.6% (±7.1 points)
6	Village of South Dayton	26.5% (±9.6 points)
7	Village of Portville	21.9% (±10.4 points)
8	Village of Franklinville	19.7% (±7.6 points)
9	Village of Ellicottville	14.1% (±9.0 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 Portville

How many renters are there in the Village of Portville?

The Village of Portville has an estimated 86 (±52) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Portville?

In the Village of Portville, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (−25.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Village of Portville?

A renting household in the Village of Portville has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Portville?

The median renting household in the Village of Portville, NY has an income of $22,292 (±$21,921) a year, against $71,528 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 Portville village, New York (place:59498, 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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