What percentage of people rent in Fond du Lac, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Fond du Lac, WI, 2020–2024
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41.8% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Fond du Lac, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,951 renting households against 11,067 that own their home.

In Fond du Lac, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.8% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 7,951 (±595)
Median renter income: $41,102 (±$3,330)

Who rents and who owns in Fond du Lac

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fond du Lac	Fond du Lac County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.8% (±2.5 points)	29.3% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,951 (±595)	12,664 (±750)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,067 (±490)	30,579 (±678)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,102 (±$3,330)	$44,422 (±$2,862)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,381 (±$5,192)	$91,700 (±$3,666)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Fond du Lac, the renter share is higher than in Fond du Lac County (29.3%).

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

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

In Fond du Lac County, Fond du Lac ranks 2 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 86 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Fond du Lac 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	41.9% (±2.2 points)	41.8% (±2.5 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$730 (±$19)	$913 (±$37)	+25.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,724 (±$2,892)	$62,260 (±$3,249)	+18.1%	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 Fond du Lac

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fond du Lac
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fond du Lac	—	41.8% (±2.5 points)	—
Town of Fond du Lac	3.4 mi	27.6% (±9.7 points)	Lower
North Fond du Lac	3.5 mi	44.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Empire	5.2 mi	5.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Friendship	5.7 mi	16.9% (±11.1 points)	Lower
Eden	6.5 mi	27.4% (±12.1 points)	Lower
St. Peter	6.6 mi	6.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Town of Taycheedah	6.7 mi	13.3% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Town of Lamartine	7.1 mi	7.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fond du Lac, WI (27.6%), Town of Empire, WI (5.3%), Town of Friendship, WI (16.9%).

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

Households that rent across Fond du Lac County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Fond du Lac	44.3% (±7.0 points)
2	Fond du Lac	41.8% (±2.5 points)
3	Ripon	35.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Campbellsport	31.8% (±7.2 points)
5	Brandon	30.7% (±11.3 points)
6	Town of Fond du Lac	27.6% (±9.7 points)
7	Eden	27.4% (±12.1 points)
8	Fairwater	18.9% (±10.5 points)

Showing 8 of 32 places in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac

How many renters are there in Fond du Lac?

Fond du Lac has an estimated 7,951 (±595) renting households, 41.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fond du Lac?

In Fond du Lac, the share of households that rent went from 41.9% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fond du Lac?

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

How much do renters earn in Fond du Lac?

The median renting household in Fond du Lac, WI has an income of $41,102 (±$3,330) a year, against $80,381 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 Fond du Lac city, Wisconsin (place:26275, 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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