What percentage of people rent in Green Bay, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Green Bay, WI, 2020–2024
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42.1% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in Green Bay, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 18,439 renting households against 25,351 that own their home.

In Green Bay, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.1% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 18,439 (±928)
Median renter income: $42,409 (±$3,097)

Who rents and who owns in Green Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Green Bay	Brown County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.1% (±1.9 points)	34.0% (±1.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	18,439 (±928)	37,727 (±1,364)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	25,351 (±888)	73,206 (±1,388)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,409 (±$3,097)	$49,490 (±$2,821)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,142 (±$3,751)	$99,636 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Green Bay, the renter share is higher than in Brown County (34.0%).

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

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

In Brown County, Green Bay ranks 1 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Green Bay 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	44.4% (±1.3 points)	42.1% (±1.9 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$730 (±$15)	$932 (±$37)	+27.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,251 (±$1,477)	$66,206 (±$2,083)	+34.4%	Up 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 Green Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Green Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Green Bay	—	42.1% (±1.9 points)	—
Allouez	3.9 mi	18.5% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Bellevue	4.5 mi	34.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Howard	5.3 mi	36.1% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Ashwaubenon	5.8 mi	40.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Scott (Brown County)	6.4 mi	2.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Town of Ledgeview	6.6 mi	33.8% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Suamico	7.6 mi	10.6% (±2.9 points)	Lower
De Pere	7.8 mi	34.6% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Allouez, WI (18.5%), Bellevue, WI (34.1%), Howard, WI (36.1%).

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

Households that rent across Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Green Bay	42.1% (±1.9 points)
2	Ashwaubenon	40.2% (±4.0 points)
3	Howard	36.1% (±4.7 points)
4	Pulaski	35.8% (±12.6 points)
5	De Pere	34.6% (±5.0 points)
6	Hobart	34.3% (±4.4 points)
7 (tie)	Bellevue	34.1% (±5.0 points)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Brown 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 Green Bay

How many renters are there in Green Bay?

Green Bay has an estimated 18,439 (±928) renting households, 42.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Green Bay?

In Green Bay, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Green Bay?

A renting household in Green Bay has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Green Bay?

The median renting household in Green Bay, WI has an income of $42,409 (±$3,097) a year, against $85,142 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 Green Bay city, Wisconsin (place:31000, 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.