How many renters in Kenosha, WI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Kenosha, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.3% (±4.1 points) of renting households in Kenosha, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.3% (±4.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.6% (±3.5 points)
Median share of income: 29.7% (±1.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kenosha

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kenosha	Kenosha County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	14.4% (±2.5 points)	16.4%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.3% (±2.2 points)	12.5%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.9% (±2.2 points)	12.9%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.0% (±2.4 points)	10.9%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.7% (±2.1 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	39.6% (±3.5 points)	38.6%	35.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Kenosha against Kenosha County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kenosha	Kenosha County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.3% (±4.1 points)	47.3% (±3.1 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.6% (±3.5 points)	38.6% (±2.5 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.7% (±1.6 points)	28.7% (±1.3 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,841 (±$2,505)	$52,035 (±$2,739)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,186 (±$31)	$1,219 (±$30)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In Kenosha, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kenosha County (47.3%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (43.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Kenosha County, Kenosha ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 409 of 1,813.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Kenosha

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kenosha
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kenosha	—	49.3% (±4.1 points)	—
Town of Somers	1.2 mi	5.3% (±27.9 points)	Lower
Somers	3.9 mi	50.5% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Prairie	4.2 mi	41.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Paris (Kenosha County)	7.1 mi	6.4% (±36.7 points)	Lower
Bristol	7.6 mi	58.4% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Park	7.7 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sturtevant	7.8 mi	41.9% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winthrop Harbor	7.9 mi	54.9% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Somers, WI (5.3%), Town of Paris (Kenosha County), WI (6.4%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kenosha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Town of Brighton (Kenosha County)	63.2% (±40.0 points)
2	Bristol	58.4% (±33.8 points)
3	Somers	50.5% (±11.1 points)
4	Kenosha	49.3% (±4.1 points)
5	Salem Lakes	45.2% (±15.9 points)
6	Pleasant Prairie	41.6% (±10.0 points)
7	Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)	35.1% (±37.3 points)
8	Twin Lakes	31.1% (±15.4 points)
9	Paddock Lake	23.8% (±22.5 points)
10	Town of Paris (Kenosha County)	6.4% (±36.7 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Kenosha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kenosha

Are renters in Kenosha rent-burdened?

49.3% of renting households in Kenosha pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Kenosha spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kenosha, WI spends 29.7% (±1.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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