What percentage of people rent in Gays Mills, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Gays Mills, WI, 2020–2024
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32.4% (±11.7 points) of the occupied homes in Gays Mills, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 78 renting households against 163 that own their home.

In Gays Mills, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.4% (±11.7 points)
Renting households: 78 (±32)
Median renter income: $24,038 (±$6,166)

Who rents and who owns in Gays Mills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gays Mills	Crawford County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.4% (±11.7 points)	22.8% (±2.0 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	78 (±32)	1,532 (±150)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	163 (±57)	5,174 (±162)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,038 (±$6,166)	$42,755 (±$5,114)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,250 (±$36,848)	$72,226 (±$6,127)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Gays Mills, the renter share is not measurably different from Crawford County (22.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Crawford County, Gays Mills ranks 4 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Gays Mills 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	26.1% (±8.2 points)	32.4% (±11.7 points)	+6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$575 (±$377)	$777 (±$45)	+35.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,250 (±$13,057)	$40,208 (±$23,974)	+17.4%	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 Gays Mills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gays Mills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gays Mills	—	32.4% (±11.7 points)	—
Bell Center	2.8 mi	25.6% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Utica (Crawford County)	4.0 mi	8.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Mount Sterling	4.3 mi	24.6% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clayton (Crawford County)	5.4 mi	19.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Haney	5.6 mi	13.8% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Soldiers Grove	5.6 mi	41.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Scott (Crawford County)	8.3 mi	6.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Seneca (Crawford County)	8.6 mi	9.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Utica (Crawford County), WI (8.0%), Town of Haney, WI (13.8%), Town of Scott (Crawford County), WI (6.5%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Soldiers Grove	41.1% (±9.0 points)
2	Prairie du Chien	33.2% (±5.0 points)
3	Steuben	32.7% (±18.0 points)
4	Gays Mills	32.4% (±11.7 points)
5	Wauzeka	26.6% (±7.9 points)
6 (tie)	Bell Center	25.6% (±23.6 points)
6 (tie)	Town of Prairie du Chien	25.6% (±8.5 points)
8	Mount Sterling	24.6% (±12.9 points)
9	Eastman	22.1% (±11.1 points)
10	Town of Wauzeka	21.4% (±9.7 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Crawford 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 Gays Mills

How many renters are there in Gays Mills?

Gays Mills has an estimated 78 (±32) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gays Mills?

In Gays Mills, the share of households that rent went from 26.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gays Mills?

A renting household in Gays Mills has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gays Mills?

The median renting household in Gays Mills, WI has an income of $24,038 (±$6,166) a year, against $56,250 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 Gays Mills village, Wisconsin (place:28450, 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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