What percentage of people rent in Alma Center, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Alma Center, WI, 2020–2024
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20.6% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Alma Center, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 52 renting households against 200 that own their home.

In Alma Center, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.6% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 52 (±21)
Median renter income: $50,000 (±$19,489)

Who rents and who owns in Alma Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alma Center	Jackson County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.6% (±8.7 points)	19.9% (±2.1 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	52 (±21)	1,643 (±185)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	200 (±48)	6,631 (±212)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,000 (±$19,489)	$43,469 (±$6,371)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,250 (±$15,509)	$73,620 (±$2,085)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Alma Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Jackson County (19.9%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

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

In Jackson County, Alma Center ranks 8 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 543 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Alma Center 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	28.6% (±9.5 points)	20.6% (±8.7 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$650 (±$321)	$725 (±$198)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,625 (±$17,033)	$68,250 (±$11,435)	+49.6%	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 Alma Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alma Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alma Center	—	20.6% (±8.7 points)	—
Town of Alma (Jackson County)	2.9 mi	13.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Merrillan	4.0 mi	27.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Garden Valley	4.0 mi	9.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Town of Hixton	5.3 mi	18.2% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hixton	6.3 mi	17.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Adams (Jackson County)	7.1 mi	13.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cleveland (Jackson County)	8.2 mi	10.5% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mentor	8.4 mi	19.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Garden Valley, WI (9.5%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Taylor	33.8% (±9.9 points)
3	Black River Falls	29.8% (±7.7 points)
4 (tie)	Melrose	27.6% (±12.2 points)
4 (tie)	Merrillan	27.6% (±8.5 points)
6	Town of Komensky	21.7% (±9.7 points)
7	Town of Millston	21.1% (±16.6 points)
8	Alma Center	20.6% (±8.7 points)
9	Town of Hixton	18.2% (±8.3 points)
10	Town of Knapp	18.0% (±8.1 points)
11	Hixton	17.0% (±8.6 points)
12	Town of Springfield (Jackson County)	16.2% (±6.1 points)
13	Town of City Point	15.2% (±7.5 points)
14	Town of Bear Bluff	14.3% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Jackson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Alma Center

How many renters are there in Alma Center?

Alma Center has an estimated 52 (±21) renting households, 20.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alma Center?

In Alma Center, the share of households that rent went from 28.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alma Center?

A renting household in Alma Center has 2.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alma Center?

The median renting household in Alma Center, WI has an income of $50,000 (±$19,489) a year, against $81,250 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 Alma Center village, Wisconsin (place:01300, in state:55).

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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