What percentage of people rent in Buffalo City, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Buffalo City, WI, 2020–2024
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5.8% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Buffalo City, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 26 renting households against 419 that own their home.

In Buffalo City, the share of households that rent went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 5.8% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 26 (±12)
Median renter income: $30,833 (±$29,879)

Who rents and who owns in Buffalo City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buffalo City	Buffalo County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	5.8% (±2.3 points)	22.5% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	26 (±12)	1,287 (±135)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	419 (±66)	4,433 (±156)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,833 (±$29,879)	$43,030 (±$3,669)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,212 (±$18,277)	$84,243 (±$3,640)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Buffalo City, the renter share is lower than in Buffalo County (22.5%).

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

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

In Buffalo County, Buffalo City ranks 20 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1547 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Buffalo City 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	6.9% (±4.2 points)	5.8% (±2.3 points)	−1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$669)	$697 (±$377)	−31.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,750 (±$7,586)	$60,865 (±$11,042)	+3.6%	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 Buffalo City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buffalo City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buffalo City	—	5.8% (±2.3 points)	—
Cochrane	1.3 mi	22.6% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Minneiska	1.9 mi	5.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Minneiska Township	3.2 mi	2.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Belvidere	3.8 mi	5.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Vernon Township	4.7 mi	9.4% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Milton (Buffalo County)	6.2 mi	5.6% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Watopa Township	6.2 mi	13.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waumandee	7.8 mi	4.3% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cochrane, WI (22.6%).

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
14	Town of Cross	12.9% (±8.6 points)
15	Town of Maxville	11.1% (±6.2 points)
16	Town of Nelson	9.6% (±4.7 points)
17	Town of Buffalo (Buffalo County)	7.6% (±4.3 points)
18	Town of Naples	6.9% (±4.5 points)
19	Town of Belvidere	5.9% (±4.0 points)
20	Buffalo City	5.8% (±2.3 points)
21	Town of Milton (Buffalo County)	5.6% (±4.3 points)
22	Town of Waumandee	4.3% (±3.4 points)
23	Town of Montana	3.0% (±3.7 points)

Showing 10 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 Buffalo City

How many renters are there in Buffalo City?

Buffalo City has an estimated 26 (±12) renting households, 5.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buffalo City?

In Buffalo City, the share of households that rent went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buffalo City?

A renting household in Buffalo City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buffalo City?

The median renting household in Buffalo City, WI has an income of $30,833 (±$29,879) a year, against $62,212 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 Buffalo City city, Wisconsin (place:11062, 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.