What percentage of people rent in Boscobel, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Boscobel, WI, 2020–2024
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47.5% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Boscobel, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 570 renting households against 629 that own their home.

In Boscobel, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 47.5% in 2020–2024 (+18.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.5% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 570 (±114)
Median renter income: $33,571 (±$17,315)

Who rents and who owns in Boscobel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boscobel	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.5% (±7.8 points)	30.2% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	570 (±114)	6,025 (±305)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	629 (±98)	13,935 (±298)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,571 (±$17,315)	$37,820 (±$3,183)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,023 (±$8,585)	$83,516 (±$2,427)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Boscobel, the renter share is higher than in Grant County (30.2%).

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

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

In Grant County, Boscobel ranks 2 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 35 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Boscobel 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	29.3% (±7.1 points)	47.5% (±7.8 points)	+18.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$570 (±$55)	$655 (±$111)	+14.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,353 (±$10,356)	$54,071 (±$11,687)	+14.2%	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 Boscobel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boscobel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boscobel	—	47.5% (±7.8 points)	—
Town of Boscobel	1.7 mi	18.9% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Town of Marietta	4.0 mi	19.0% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Town of Marion (Grant County)	5.1 mi	18.7% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Town of Watterstown	5.4 mi	9.1% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Woodman	6.0 mi	15.5% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Town of Hickory Grove	7.0 mi	16.1% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Town of Scott (Crawford County)	7.1 mi	6.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Blue River	7.2 mi	13.5% (±7.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Boscobel, WI (18.9%), Town of Marietta, WI (19.0%), Town of Marion (Grant County), WI (18.7%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Platteville	60.5% (±4.2 points)
2	Boscobel	47.5% (±7.8 points)
3	Town of Patch Grove	38.2% (±19.1 points)
4	Hazel Green	37.9% (±8.7 points)
5	Town of Fennimore	34.5% (±21.4 points)
6	Town of Mount Hope	32.5% (±12.9 points)
7	Dickeyville	32.1% (±9.1 points)
8	Town of Jamestown	29.3% (±8.6 points)

Showing 8 of 52 places in Grant 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 Boscobel

How many renters are there in Boscobel?

Boscobel has an estimated 570 (±114) renting households, 47.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boscobel?

In Boscobel, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 47.5% in 2020–2024 (+18.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Boscobel?

A renting household in Boscobel has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Boscobel?

The median renting household in Boscobel, WI has an income of $33,571 (±$17,315) a year, against $76,023 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 Boscobel city, Wisconsin (place:08850, 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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