What percentage of people rent in West End, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in West End, NY, 2020–2024
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30.8% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in West End, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 251 renting households against 563 that own their home.

In West End, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.8% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 251 (±119)
Median renter income: $71,328 (±$69,532)

Who rents and who owns in West End

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West End	Otsego County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.8% (±12.7 points)	26.1% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	251 (±119)	6,060 (±519)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	563 (±175)	17,129 (±444)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	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	$71,328 (±$69,532)	$46,448 (±$5,635)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,663 (±$31,312)	$81,969 (±$2,506)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In West End, the renter share is not measurably different from Otsego County (26.1%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 414.

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

How renting in West End 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	22.3% (±13.4 points)	30.8% (±12.7 points)	+8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$699 (±$351)	$1,157 (±$315)	+65.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,165 (±$12,816)	$71,563 (±$22,949)	+42.7%	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 West End

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West End
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West End	—	30.8% (±12.7 points)	—
Oneonta	2.0 mi	54.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Village of Laurens	3.8 mi	31.2% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Laurens	4.3 mi	16.2% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Town of Otego	5.3 mi	22.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Otego	7.3 mi	29.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Milford	7.5 mi	16.2% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Morris	9.2 mi	34.1% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Davenport	9.8 mi	12.9% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Laurens, NY (16.2%), Town of Davenport, NY (12.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oneonta, NY (54.0%).

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

West End is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Oneonta, whose figures include it.

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 West End

How many renters are there in West End?

West End has an estimated 251 (±119) renting households, 30.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West End?

In West End, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.8% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West End?

A renting household in West End has 2.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West End?

The median renting household in West End, NY has an income of $71,328 (±$69,532) a year, against $72,663 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 West End CDP, New York (place:79796, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.