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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Waterford, NY, 2020–2024
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46.2% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Waterford, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 484 renting households against 563 that own their home.

In the Village of Waterford, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.2% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 484 (±142)
Median renter income: $54,875 (±$9,432)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Waterford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Waterford	Saratoga County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.2% (±10.1 points)	27.7% (±0.9 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	484 (±142)	28,229 (±997)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	563 (±133)	73,682 (±1,114)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,875 (±$9,432)	$63,162 (±$3,274)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,417 (±$16,191)	$120,885 (±$2,491)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Waterford, the renter share is higher than in Saratoga County (27.7%).

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

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

In Saratoga County, the Village of Waterford ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 85 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Waterford 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	54.5% (±7.3 points)	46.2% (±10.1 points)	−8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$808 (±$87)	$1,082 (±$91)	+33.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,457 (±$4,685)	$72,938 (±$11,860)	+39.0%	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 Waterford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Waterford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Waterford	—	46.2% (±10.1 points)	—
Town of Waterford	0.9 mi	31.5% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Cohoes	2.0 mi	60.5% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Town of Green Island	3.1 mi	75.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Village of Green Island	3.1 mi	75.7% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Troy	3.9 mi	62.6% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Watervliet	4.9 mi	65.3% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Latham	5.0 mi	37.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Halfmoon	5.4 mi	32.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Waterford, NY (31.5%), Town of Halfmoon, NY (32.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cohoes, NY (60.5%), Town of Green Island, NY (75.7%), Village of Green Island, NY (75.7%).

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

Households that rent across Saratoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of South Glens Falls	50.4% (±7.5 points)
2	Village of Waterford	46.2% (±10.1 points)
3	Village of Stillwater	36.3% (±10.1 points)
4	Village of Ballston Spa	34.5% (±6.5 points)
5	Village of Corinth	34.3% (±8.8 points)
6	Village of Schuylerville	32.5% (±7.2 points)
7	Village of Galway	29.2% (±23.4 points)
8	Village of Victory	23.2% (±10.7 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Saratoga 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 Waterford

How many renters are there in the Village of Waterford?

The Village of Waterford has an estimated 484 (±142) renting households, 46.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Waterford?

In the Village of Waterford, the share of households that rent went from 54.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Waterford?

A renting household in the Village of Waterford has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Waterford?

The median renting household in the Village of Waterford, NY has an income of $54,875 (±$9,432) a year, against $79,417 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 Waterford village, New York (place:78520, 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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