What percentage of people rent in Fox Lake, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Fox Lake, WI, 2020–2024
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46.9% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Fox Lake, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 387 renting households against 439 that own their home.

In Fox Lake, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.9% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 387 (±121)
Median renter income: $70,938 (±$27,848)

Who rents and who owns in Fox Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fox Lake	Dodge County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.9% (±10.2 points)	28.7% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	387 (±121)	10,298 (±577)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	439 (±70)	25,612 (±564)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,938 (±$27,848)	$49,583 (±$2,647)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,417 (±$15,814)	$90,842 (±$1,830)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Fox Lake, the renter share is higher than in Dodge County (28.7%).

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

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

In Dodge County, Fox Lake ranks 1 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 41 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Fox Lake 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	44.7% (±6.1 points)	46.9% (±10.2 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$736 (±$58)	$1,253 (±$191)	+70.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,098 (±$4,841)	$75,000 (±$16,870)	+46.8%	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 Fox Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fox Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fox Lake	—	46.9% (±10.2 points)	—
Town of Fox Lake	2.6 mi	11.2% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Trenton (Dodge County)	3.9 mi	6.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Westford (Dodge County)	4.6 mi	3.5% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Randolph	4.7 mi	27.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Randolph	7.0 mi	10.8% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of Mackford	7.6 mi	10.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Beaver Dam	7.7 mi	44.7% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Friesland	7.8 mi	17.6% (±9.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Fox Lake, WI (11.2%), Town of Trenton (Dodge County), WI (6.9%), Town of Westford (Dodge County), WI (3.5%).

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

Households that rent across Dodge County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fox Lake	46.9% (±10.2 points)
2	Beaver Dam	44.7% (±3.7 points)
3	Lomira	42.9% (±6.8 points)
4	Lowell	34.5% (±10.9 points)
5	Horicon	33.9% (±8.1 points)
6 (tie)	Hustisford	33.5% (±8.9 points)
6 (tie)	Waupun	33.5% (±6.5 points)

Showing 7 of 40 places in Dodge 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 Fox Lake

How many renters are there in Fox Lake?

Fox Lake has an estimated 387 (±121) renting households, 46.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fox Lake?

In Fox Lake, the share of households that rent went from 44.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fox Lake?

A renting household in Fox Lake has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fox Lake?

The median renting household in Fox Lake, WI has an income of $70,938 (±$27,848) a year, against $80,417 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 Fox Lake city, Wisconsin (place:27000, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.