How many renters in Fall River, WI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fall River, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.0% (±10.5 points) of renting households in Fall River, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.0% (±10.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.1% (±10.0 points)
Median share of income: 24.5% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fall River

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fall River	Columbia County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	9.3% (±6.0 points)	21.3%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.1% (±7.7 points)	18.1%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	26.3% (±10.4 points)	13.9%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.3% (±4.7 points)	11.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.9% (±3.1 points)	7.0%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	36.1% (±10.0 points)	28.1%	35.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fall River against Columbia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fall River	Columbia County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.0% (±10.5 points)	35.1% (±5.0 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.1% (±10.0 points)	28.1% (±4.1 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.5% (±3.1 points)	23.9% (±1.6 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,389 (±$4,451)	$48,862 (±$2,812)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,190 (±$116)	$978 (±$43)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In Fall River, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Columbia County (35.1%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Columbia County, Fall River ranks 13 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 695 of 1,813.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fall River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fall River
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fall River	—	39.0% (±10.5 points)	—
Town of Fountain Prairie	2.2 mi	0.0% (±100.7 points)	Not measurably different
Columbus	3.5 mi	39.6% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Columbus	4.4 mi	24.2% (±49.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Calamus	5.4 mi	0.0% (±57.4 points)	Not measurably different
Doylestown	5.9 mi	0.0% (±123.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Elba	6.2 mi	26.3% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Otsego	7.5 mi	30.0% (±85.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hampden	7.6 mi	9.1% (±54.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Columbia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Town of Fort Winnebago	46.2% (±82.7 points)
8	Town of Caledonia (Columbia County)	42.3% (±31.5 points)
9	Lodi	40.9% (±24.2 points)
10	Wisconsin Dells	40.2% (±19.7 points)
11	Cambria	39.7% (±21.1 points)
12	Columbus	39.6% (±17.0 points)
13	Fall River	39.0% (±10.5 points)
14	Town of Arlington	35.5% (±30.1 points)
15	Portage	34.9% (±9.2 points)
16	Town of Otsego	30.0% (±85.6 points)
17	Town of Wyocena	29.3% (±54.2 points)
18	Pardeeville	28.0% (±16.3 points)
19	Friesland	26.7% (±68.2 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Columbia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fall River

Are renters in Fall River rent-burdened?

39.0% of renting households in Fall River pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fall River spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fall River, WI spends 24.5% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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