What percentage of people rent in Alma, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Alma, WI, 2020–2024
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32.9% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Alma, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 277 that own their home.

In Alma, the share of households that rent went from 40.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.9% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 136 (±33)
Median renter income: $33,125 (±$12,858)

Who rents and who owns in Alma

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alma	Buffalo County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.9% (±6.9 points)	22.5% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±33)	1,287 (±135)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	277 (±46)	4,433 (±156)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,125 (±$12,858)	$43,030 (±$3,669)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,750 (±$13,584)	$84,243 (±$3,640)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Alma, the renter share is higher than in Buffalo County (22.5%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (32.2%).

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

In Buffalo County, Alma ranks 3 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Alma 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	40.3% (±7.3 points)	32.9% (±6.9 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$760 (±$60)	$725 (±$82)	−4.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$50,625 (±$8,272)	$58,368 (±$2,413)	+15.3%	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 Alma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alma
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alma	—	32.9% (±6.9 points)	—
Greenfield Township	3.1 mi	5.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Kellogg	4.6 mi	18.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Alma (Buffalo County)	5.1 mi	20.6% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Belvidere	6.4 mi	5.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Wabasha	6.6 mi	31.7% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Nelson	6.7 mi	30.5% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Minneiska Township	7.3 mi	2.2% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Nelson	7.5 mi	9.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Greenfield Township, MN (5.3%), Kellogg, MN (18.1%), Town of Belvidere, WI (5.9%).

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

Households that rent across Buffalo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mondovi	44.8% (±8.5 points)
2	Fountain City	40.2% (±8.5 points)
3	Alma	32.9% (±6.9 points)
4	Nelson	30.5% (±9.8 points)
5	Cochrane	22.6% (±8.7 points)
6	Town of Alma (Buffalo County)	20.6% (±11.4 points)
7	Town of Canton	19.4% (±8.5 points)
8	Town of Dover (Buffalo County)	15.7% (±7.4 points)
9	Town of Modena	15.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 9 of 23 places in Buffalo 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

How many renters are there in Alma?

Alma has an estimated 136 (±33) renting households, 32.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alma?

In Alma, the share of households that rent went from 40.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.9% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alma?

A renting household in Alma has 1.4 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alma?

The median renting household in Alma, WI has an income of $33,125 (±$12,858) a year, against $80,750 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 city, Wisconsin (place:01225, 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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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.