What percentage of people rent in DeForest, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in DeForest, WI, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in DeForest, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,018 renting households against 3,596 that own their home.

In DeForest, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 1,018 (±198)
Median renter income: $68,269 (±$13,294)

Who rents and who owns in DeForest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	DeForest	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±4.4 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,018 (±198)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,596 (±316)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,269 (±$13,294)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,051 (±$8,788)	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In DeForest, the renter share is lower than in Dane County (42.9%).

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

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

In Dane County, DeForest ranks 22 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 487 of 1,848.

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

How renting in DeForest 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	24.3% (±3.8 points)	22.1% (±4.4 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,006 (±$55)	$1,442 (±$143)	+43.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$88,151 (±$8,323)	$106,419 (±$6,994)	+20.7%	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 DeForest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with DeForest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
DeForest	—	22.1% (±4.4 points)	—
Windsor	3.5 mi	24.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Burke	4.0 mi	7.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Town of Vienna	4.4 mi	5.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Town of Westport	5.9 mi	25.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Waunakee	5.9 mi	22.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sun Prairie	6.3 mi	39.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Leeds	6.8 mi	15.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Arlington	7.6 mi	14.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Burke, WI (7.1%), Town of Vienna, WI (5.7%), Arlington, WI (14.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sun Prairie, WI (39.2%).

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

Households that rent across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	McFarland	27.3% (±4.7 points)
17	Marshall	25.8% (±9.9 points)
18	Town of Westport	25.4% (±7.6 points)
19	Windsor	24.2% (±5.6 points)
20	Town of Blue Mounds	23.1% (±9.1 points)
21	Waunakee	22.6% (±4.6 points)
22 (tie)	DeForest	22.1% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	Mazomanie	22.1% (±6.0 points)
24	Dane	21.1% (±7.5 points)
25	Deerfield	20.3% (±7.1 points)
26	Town of Montrose	20.1% (±8.6 points)
27 (tie)	Belleville	17.9% (±6.0 points)
27 (tie)	Town of Blooming Grove	17.9% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Dane 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 DeForest

How many renters are there in DeForest?

DeForest has an estimated 1,018 (±198) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in DeForest?

In DeForest, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in DeForest?

A renting household in DeForest has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in DeForest?

The median renting household in DeForest, WI has an income of $68,269 (±$13,294) a year, against $115,051 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 DeForest village, Wisconsin (place:19350, 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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