What percentage of people rent in Wildwood Lake, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Wildwood Lake, TN, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Wildwood Lake, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 357 renting households against 986 that own their home.

In Wildwood Lake, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 357 (±142)

Who rents and who owns in Wildwood Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wildwood Lake	Bradley County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±9.9 points)	32.7% (±1.8 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	357 (±142)	13,946 (±779)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	986 (±225)	28,650 (±776)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$41,745 (±$2,578)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,786 (±$19,572)	$81,095 (±$2,479)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Wildwood Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Bradley County (32.7%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (33.1%).

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

In Bradley County, Wildwood Lake ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 229 of 405.

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

How renting in Wildwood Lake 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	25.2% (±8.8 points)	26.6% (±9.9 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$709 (±$81)	$972 (±$78)	+37.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,775 (±$8,785)	$62,722 (±$15,757)	+43.3%	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 Wildwood Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wildwood Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wildwood Lake	—	26.6% (±9.9 points)	—
South Cleveland	3.8 mi	12.9% (±5.5 points)	Lower
East Cleveland	4.5 mi	64.6% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Cleveland	6.5 mi	52.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Apison	11 mi	16.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hopewell	11 mi	18.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cohutta	11 mi	22.5% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Collegedale	12 mi	56.0% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Benton	13 mi	49.4% (±9.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Cleveland, TN (12.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Cleveland, TN (64.6%), Cleveland, TN (52.0%), Collegedale, TN (56.0%).

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

Households that rent across Bradley County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	East Cleveland	64.6% (±11.0 points)
2	Cleveland	52.0% (±2.5 points)
3	Wildwood Lake	26.6% (±9.9 points)
4	Charleston	21.3% (±8.8 points)
5	Hopewell	18.3% (±9.8 points)
6	South Cleveland	12.9% (±5.5 points)

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

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 Wildwood Lake

How many renters are there in Wildwood Lake?

Wildwood Lake has an estimated 357 (±142) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wildwood Lake?

In Wildwood Lake, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wildwood Lake?

A renting household in Wildwood Lake has 3.3 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Wildwood Lake CDP, Tennessee (place:80760, in state:47).

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.