What percentage of people rent in West Seneca (community), NY?

Name: Renters and owners in West Seneca (community), NY, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in West Seneca (community), NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,632 renting households against 15,387 that own their home.

In West Seneca (community), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 4,632 (±488)
Median renter income: $44,830 (±$5,418)

Who rents and who owns in West Seneca (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Seneca (community)	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±2.2 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,632 (±488)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,387 (±575)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,830 (±$5,418)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,694 (±$6,109)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In West Seneca (community), the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

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

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

In Erie County, West Seneca (community) ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 153 of 414.

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

How renting in West Seneca (community) 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	24.0% (±1.6 points)	23.1% (±2.2 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$834 (±$34)	$1,106 (±$39)	+32.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$67,617 (±$3,188)	$79,709 (±$4,164)	+17.9%	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 West Seneca (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Seneca (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Seneca (community)	—	23.1% (±2.2 points)	—
Village of Sloan	4.3 mi	32.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lackawanna	4.3 mi	43.8% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Cheektowaga (community)	4.9 mi	28.9% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Village of Blasdell	5.0 mi	38.8% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Town of Cheektowaga	5.0 mi	28.5% (±1.4 points)	Higher
Village of Orchard Park	5.2 mi	43.4% (±10.0 points)	Higher
Town of Elma	5.3 mi	11.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Village of Depew	5.6 mi	23.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Elma, NY (11.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lackawanna, NY (43.8%), Cheektowaga (community), NY (28.9%), Village of Blasdell, NY (38.8%).

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

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Harris Hill	29.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Cheektowaga (community)	28.9% (±1.6 points)
5	North Boston	27.0% (±9.4 points)
6	Tonawanda Town	26.9% (±2.3 points)
7	Eggertsville	26.5% (±4.6 points)
8	Holland (community)	25.9% (±15.7 points)
9	West Seneca (community)	23.1% (±2.2 points)
10	Highland-on-the-Lake	18.7% (±6.7 points)
11	Angola on the Lake	18.4% (±9.0 points)
12	Elma Center	14.6% (±6.9 points)
13	Eden (community)	12.6% (±6.4 points)
14	Clarence Center	9.1% (±5.8 points)
15	Grandyle Village	8.1% (±5.1 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

West Seneca (community) 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 West Seneca, 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 Seneca (community)

How many renters are there in West Seneca (community)?

West Seneca (community) has an estimated 4,632 (±488) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Seneca (community)?

In West Seneca (community), the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Seneca (community)?

A renting household in West Seneca (community) has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Seneca (community)?

The median renting household in West Seneca (community), NY has an income of $44,830 (±$5,418) a year, against $97,694 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 Seneca CDP, New York (place:80907, 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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