What percentage of people rent in Galesville, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Galesville, WI, 2020–2024
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48.1% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Galesville, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 357 renting households against 385 that own their home.

In Galesville, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 48.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.1% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 357 (±73)
Median renter income: $39,844 (±$13,636)

Who rents and who owns in Galesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Galesville	Trempealeau County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.1% (±6.5 points)	26.0% (±1.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	357 (±73)	3,259 (±234)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	385 (±45)	9,274 (±225)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,844 (±$13,636)	$51,294 (±$3,958)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,776 (±$9,336)	$88,309 (±$3,596)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Galesville, the renter share is higher than in Trempealeau County (26.0%).

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

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

In Trempealeau County, Galesville ranks 2 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 31 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Galesville 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	42.0% (±6.2 points)	48.1% (±6.5 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$722 (±$76)	$959 (±$45)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,625 (±$6,246)	$71,429 (±$15,488)	+30.8%	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 Galesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Galesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Galesville	—	48.1% (±6.5 points)	—
Town of Gale	3.4 mi	10.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Caledonia (Trempealeau County)	4.6 mi	5.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Holland (La Crosse County)	5.2 mi	13.3% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Town of Trempealeau	6.3 mi	15.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Trempealeau	6.7 mi	35.2% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Ettrick	7.5 mi	21.8% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Town of Dodge	8.2 mi	13.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Holmen	9.1 mi	38.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Gale, WI (10.3%), Town of Caledonia (Trempealeau County), WI (5.6%), Town of Holland (La Crosse County), WI (13.3%).

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

Households that rent across Trempealeau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Independence	55.4% (±7.9 points)
2	Galesville	48.1% (±6.5 points)
3	Arcadia	43.3% (±9.4 points)
4	Whitehall	41.8% (±7.3 points)
5	Eleva	38.1% (±8.9 points)
6	Blair	35.8% (±7.6 points)
7	Pigeon Falls	35.3% (±15.2 points)
8	Trempealeau	35.2% (±9.8 points)

Showing 8 of 26 places in Trempealeau 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 Galesville

How many renters are there in Galesville?

Galesville has an estimated 357 (±73) renting households, 48.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Galesville?

In Galesville, the share of households that rent went from 42.0% in 2015–2019 to 48.1% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Galesville?

A renting household in Galesville has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Galesville?

The median renting household in Galesville, WI has an income of $39,844 (±$13,636) a year, against $96,776 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 Galesville city, Wisconsin (place:28200, 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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