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

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Waterloo, NY, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Waterloo, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 657 renting households against 1,440 that own their home.

In the Village of Waterloo, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 657 (±202)
Median renter income: $32,964 (±$21,028)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Waterloo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Waterloo	Seneca County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±8.3 points)	29.0% (±2.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	657 (±202)	3,952 (±356)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,440 (±181)	9,654 (±348)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,964 (±$21,028)	$43,421 (±$7,346)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,400 (±$18,166)	$79,635 (±$4,425)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Waterloo, the renter share is not measurably different from Seneca County (29.0%).

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

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

In Seneca County, the Village of Waterloo ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 264 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Waterloo 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	23.5% (±6.2 points)	31.3% (±8.3 points)	+7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$767 (±$158)	$927 (±$49)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$59,154 (±$5,352)	$51,642 (±$9,016)	−12.7%	Down 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 Waterloo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Waterloo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Waterloo	—	31.3% (±8.3 points)	—
Town of Waterloo	2.9 mi	34.3% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Seneca Falls (community)	3.2 mi	38.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Seneca Falls	3.6 mi	36.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fayette	4.3 mi	17.9% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Town of Junius	5.3 mi	10.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Village of Cayuga	6.7 mi	17.5% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Town of Tyre	6.8 mi	20.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva (Ontario County)	7.0 mi	48.3% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fayette, NY (17.9%), Town of Junius, NY (10.2%), Village of Cayuga, NY (17.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Geneva (Ontario County), NY (48.3%).

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

Households that rent across Seneca County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Ovid	40.4% (±15.7 points)
2	Village of Interlaken	35.4% (±9.2 points)
3	Village of Waterloo	31.3% (±8.3 points)
4	Village of Lodi	12.6% (±10.3 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 Waterloo

How many renters are there in the Village of Waterloo?

The Village of Waterloo has an estimated 657 (±202) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Waterloo?

In the Village of Waterloo, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Waterloo?

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

How much do renters earn in the Village of Waterloo?

The median renting household in the Village of Waterloo, NY has an income of $32,964 (±$21,028) a year, against $69,400 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 Waterloo village, New York (place:78553, 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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