What percentage of people rent in the Village of Watkins Glen, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Village of Watkins Glen, NY, 2020–2024
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50.4% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Village of Watkins Glen, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 494 renting households against 486 that own their home.

In the Village of Watkins Glen, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 50.4% in 2020–2024 (+9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.4% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 494 (±104)
Median renter income: $31,823 (±$8,326)

Who rents and who owns in the Village of Watkins Glen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Village of Watkins Glen	Schuyler County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.4% (±7.4 points)	20.8% (±2.4 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	494 (±104)	1,532 (±201)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	486 (±85)	5,823 (±221)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,823 (±$8,326)	$36,111 (±$6,525)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,125 (±$17,923)	$78,551 (±$6,061)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Village of Watkins Glen, the renter share is higher than in Schuyler County (20.8%).

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

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

In Schuyler County, the Village of Watkins Glen ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 532.

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

How renting in the Village of Watkins Glen 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	41.0% (±6.2 points)	50.4% (±7.4 points)	+9.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$734 (±$71)	$741 (±$156)	+1.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,060 (±$9,297)	$49,632 (±$10,753)	+10.1%	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 Watkins Glen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Watkins Glen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Village of Watkins Glen	—	50.4% (±7.4 points)	—
Village of Montour Falls	2.4 mi	35.8% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Village of Burdett	2.8 mi	10.2% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Town of Montour	3.5 mi	28.9% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Town of Dix	3.6 mi	33.9% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Reading	4.5 mi	18.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Village of Odessa	5.1 mi	39.6% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hector	6.8 mi	8.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Catharine	7.4 mi	24.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Montour Falls, NY (35.8%), Village of Burdett, NY (10.2%), Town of Montour, NY (28.9%).

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

Households that rent across Schuyler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Village of Watkins Glen	50.4% (±7.4 points)
2	Village of Odessa	39.6% (±11.6 points)
3	Village of Montour Falls	35.8% (±9.1 points)
4	Village of Burdett	10.2% (±10.4 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 Watkins Glen

How many renters are there in the Village of Watkins Glen?

The Village of Watkins Glen has an estimated 494 (±104) renting households, 50.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Village of Watkins Glen?

In the Village of Watkins Glen, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 50.4% in 2020–2024 (+9.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Village of Watkins Glen?

A renting household in the Village of Watkins Glen has 1.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Village of Watkins Glen?

The median renting household in the Village of Watkins Glen, NY has an income of $31,823 (±$8,326) a year, against $88,125 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 Watkins Glen village, New York (place:78696, 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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