What percentage of people rent in Germantown, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Germantown, WI, 2020–2024
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22.8% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Germantown, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,965 renting households against 6,636 that own their home.

In Germantown, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.8% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 1,965 (±231)
Median renter income: $63,358 (±$8,423)

Who rents and who owns in Germantown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Germantown	Washington County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.8% (±2.7 points)	21.9% (±1.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,965 (±231)	12,518 (±723)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,636 (±346)	44,552 (±736)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,358 (±$8,423)	$57,569 (±$4,672)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,357 (±$5,102)	$109,181 (±$2,166)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Germantown, the renter share is not measurably different from Washington County (21.9%).

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

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

In Washington County, Germantown ranks 4 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 459 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Germantown 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	22.6% (±2.9 points)	22.8% (±2.7 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,064 (±$46)	$1,355 (±$109)	+27.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,562 (±$7,142)	$100,231 (±$4,962)	+14.5%	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 Germantown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Germantown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Germantown	—	22.8% (±2.7 points)	—
Town of Germantown (Washington County)	3.4 mi	2.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Menomonee Falls	5.2 mi	26.0% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Richfield	5.5 mi	2.8% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Lannon	5.6 mi	15.0% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mequon	5.8 mi	14.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Jackson	6.2 mi	30.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Jackson (Washington County)	6.5 mi	3.2% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Thiensville	7.5 mi	30.8% (±5.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Germantown (Washington County), WI (2.4%), Richfield, WI (2.8%), Mequon, WI (14.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Thiensville, WI (30.8%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Bend	34.2% (±2.8 points)
2	Hartford	33.9% (±4.0 points)
3	Jackson	30.3% (±7.0 points)
4	Germantown	22.8% (±2.7 points)
5	Newburg	22.4% (±9.4 points)
6	Kewaskum	21.5% (±7.0 points)
7	Slinger	21.2% (±8.9 points)
8	Town of West Bend	12.6% (±3.8 points)
9	Town of Polk	12.4% (±6.9 points)
10	Town of Trenton (Washington County)	12.3% (±7.4 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Washington 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 Germantown

How many renters are there in Germantown?

Germantown has an estimated 1,965 (±231) renting households, 22.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Germantown?

In Germantown, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Germantown?

A renting household in Germantown has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Germantown?

The median renting household in Germantown, WI has an income of $63,358 (±$8,423) a year, against $120,357 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 Germantown village, Wisconsin (place:28875, 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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