What percentage of people rent in East Troy, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in East Troy, WI, 2020–2024
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38.7% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in East Troy, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 872 renting households against 1,383 that own their home.

In East Troy, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.7% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.7% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 872 (±196)
Median renter income: $66,094 (±$23,171)

Who rents and who owns in East Troy

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Troy	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.7% (±7.8 points)	29.4% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	872 (±196)	12,656 (±731)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,383 (±185)	30,431 (±740)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	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	$66,094 (±$23,171)	$51,325 (±$4,405)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,669 (±$11,929)	$100,861 (±$2,764)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In East Troy, the renter share is higher than in Walworth County (29.4%).

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

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

In Walworth County, East Troy ranks 6 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 126 of 1,848.

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

How renting in East Troy 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	29.9% (±6.5 points)	38.7% (±7.8 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,012 (±$129)	$1,436 (±$96)	+41.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$70,389 (±$11,022)	$79,669 (±$10,187)	+13.2%	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 East Troy

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Troy
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Troy	—	38.7% (±7.8 points)	—
Town of East Troy	3.1 mi	5.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Troy (Walworth County)	4.4 mi	6.3% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Spring Prairie	5.5 mi	2.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Mukwonago	6.0 mi	27.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Lafayette (Walworth County)	6.5 mi	12.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Town of Mukwonago	7.3 mi	0.8% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Town of Waterford	7.4 mi	9.0% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Eagle	7.5 mi	10.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of East Troy, WI (5.6%), Town of Troy (Walworth County), WI (6.3%), Town of Spring Prairie, WI (2.2%).

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

Households that rent across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Whitewater	68.2% (±4.8 points)
2	Walworth	45.4% (±7.4 points)
3 (tie)	Elkhorn	45.2% (±6.1 points)
3 (tie)	Lake Geneva	45.2% (±6.5 points)
5	Delavan	40.9% (±5.8 points)
6	East Troy	38.7% (±7.8 points)
7	Sharon	38.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Williams Bay	22.8% (±9.2 points)
9	Town of Walworth	21.6% (±7.6 points)
10	Town of Richmond (Walworth County)	19.9% (±8.9 points)
11	Darien	19.3% (±8.0 points)
12	Bloomfield	18.6% (±10.2 points)

Showing 12 of 28 places in Walworth 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 East Troy

How many renters are there in East Troy?

East Troy has an estimated 872 (±196) renting households, 38.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Troy?

In East Troy, the share of households that rent went from 29.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.7% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Troy?

A renting household in East Troy has 1.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Troy?

The median renting household in East Troy, WI has an income of $66,094 (±$23,171) a year, against $93,669 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 East Troy village, Wisconsin (place:22100, 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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