What percentage of people rent in Fennimore, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Fennimore, WI, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fennimore, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 308 renting households against 835 that own their home.

In Fennimore, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 308 (±82)
Median renter income: $29,429 (±$8,626)

Who rents and who owns in Fennimore

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fennimore	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±6.4 points)	30.2% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	308 (±82)	6,025 (±305)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	835 (±91)	13,935 (±298)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,429 (±$8,626)	$37,820 (±$3,183)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,886 (±$12,738)	$83,516 (±$2,427)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Fennimore, the renter share is not measurably different from Grant County (30.2%).

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

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

In Grant County, Fennimore ranks 11 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 376 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Fennimore 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	26.4% (±6.2 points)	26.9% (±6.4 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$652 (±$48)	$732 (±$64)	+12.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,145 (±$5,235)	$61,875 (±$9,153)	+2.9%	Down 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 Fennimore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fennimore
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fennimore	—	26.9% (±6.4 points)	—
Town of Fennimore	2.4 mi	34.5% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mount Ida	3.9 mi	17.7% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Liberty (Grant County)	5.9 mi	10.1% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Town of North Lancaster	6.1 mi	8.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Hickory Grove	7.0 mi	16.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marion (Grant County)	7.6 mi	18.7% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Wingville	8.2 mi	16.3% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Lancaster	9.6 mi	22.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Liberty (Grant County), WI (10.1%), Town of North Lancaster, WI (8.0%), Town of Wingville, WI (16.3%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Town of Fennimore	34.5% (±21.4 points)
6	Town of Mount Hope	32.5% (±12.9 points)
7	Dickeyville	32.1% (±9.1 points)
8	Town of Jamestown	29.3% (±8.6 points)
9	Cassville	27.9% (±6.4 points)
10	Muscoda	27.3% (±7.0 points)
11	Fennimore	26.9% (±6.4 points)
12	Potosi	26.6% (±7.5 points)
13	Cuba City	23.6% (±4.9 points)
14	Lancaster	22.7% (±6.6 points)
15	Town of Glen Haven	22.0% (±9.8 points)
16	Town of Lima (Grant County)	21.9% (±13.0 points)
17	Mount Hope	21.3% (±14.9 points)

Showing 13 of 52 places in Grant 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 Fennimore

How many renters are there in Fennimore?

Fennimore has an estimated 308 (±82) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fennimore?

In Fennimore, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fennimore?

A renting household in Fennimore has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fennimore?

The median renting household in Fennimore, WI has an income of $29,429 (±$8,626) a year, against $79,886 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 Fennimore city, Wisconsin (place:25600, 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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