What percentage of people rent in Brookfield, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Brookfield, WI, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Brookfield, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,773 renting households against 13,354 that own their home.

In Brookfield, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 2,773 (±437)
Median renter income: $94,135 (±$18,269)

Who rents and who owns in Brookfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookfield	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±2.5 points)	24.0% (±0.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,773 (±437)	40,511 (±1,310)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,354 (±469)	128,147 (±1,306)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$94,135 (±$18,269)	$58,282 (±$2,941)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$138,310 (±$6,304)	$125,238 (±$1,885)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Brookfield, the renter share is lower than in Waukesha County (24.0%).

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

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

In Waukesha County, Brookfield ranks 13 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 678 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Brookfield 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	14.5% (±1.4 points)	17.2% (±2.5 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,526 (±$86)	$1,886 (±$104)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$108,198 (±$4,693)	$129,548 (±$5,805)	+19.7%	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 Brookfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brookfield	—	17.2% (±2.5 points)	—
Elm Grove	1.9 mi	11.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Brookfield	3.3 mi	42.5% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Butler	3.8 mi	48.2% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Wauwatosa	4.2 mi	39.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
West Allis	6.0 mi	44.5% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Pewaukee (Waukesha County, city)	6.4 mi	16.8% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
New Berlin	6.4 mi	23.5% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Menomonee Falls	6.6 mi	26.0% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elm Grove, WI (11.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Brookfield, WI (42.5%), Butler, WI (48.2%), Wauwatosa, WI (39.2%).

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

Households that rent across Waukesha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Dousman	36.1% (±7.2 points)
8	Oconomowoc	30.9% (±3.8 points)
9	Sussex	29.7% (±3.2 points)
10	Mukwonago	27.0% (±4.6 points)
11	Menomonee Falls	26.0% (±2.2 points)
12	New Berlin	23.5% (±2.4 points)
13	Brookfield	17.2% (±2.5 points)
14	Pewaukee (Waukesha County, city)	16.8% (±3.3 points)
15 (tie)	Muskego	15.2% (±2.1 points)
15 (tie)	Wales	15.2% (±6.7 points)
17	Lannon	15.0% (±11.2 points)
18	Town of Oconomowoc	14.5% (±4.2 points)
19	Elm Grove	11.5% (±5.0 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Waukesha 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 Brookfield

How many renters are there in Brookfield?

Brookfield has an estimated 2,773 (±437) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brookfield?

In Brookfield, the share of households that rent went from 14.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brookfield?

A renting household in Brookfield has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brookfield?

The median renting household in Brookfield, WI has an income of $94,135 (±$18,269) a year, against $138,310 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 Brookfield city, Wisconsin (place:10025, 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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