What percentage of people rent in Kiel, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Kiel, WI, 2020–2024
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22.2% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Kiel, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 366 renting households against 1,281 that own their home.

In Kiel, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.2% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 366 (±92)
Median renter income: $60,403 (±$13,714)

Who rents and who owns in Kiel

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kiel	Manitowoc County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.2% (±5.4 points)	22.9% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	366 (±92)	8,059 (±520)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,281 (±132)	27,129 (±568)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,403 (±$13,714)	$45,441 (±$4,045)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,523 (±$17,766)	$80,353 (±$4,220)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Kiel, the renter share is not measurably different from Manitowoc County (22.9%).

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

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

In Manitowoc County, Kiel ranks 9 of 30 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 481 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Kiel 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	29.3% (±6.9 points)	22.2% (±5.4 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$724 (±$83)	$787 (±$80)	+8.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,300 (±$2,795)	$75,953 (±$11,116)	+21.9%	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 Kiel

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kiel
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kiel	—	22.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Town of Schleswig	3.2 mi	10.6% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of New Holstein	3.4 mi	11.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
New Holstein	4.1 mi	30.9% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Rhine	4.8 mi	5.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Town of Russell (Sheboygan County)	5.5 mi	16.6% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart Lake	5.9 mi	23.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Charlestown	7.0 mi	9.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Eaton (Manitowoc County)	7.9 mi	7.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Schleswig, WI (10.6%), Town of New Holstein, WI (11.0%), Town of Rhine, WI (5.6%).

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

Households that rent across Manitowoc County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Reedsville	28.8% (±6.8 points)
4	Whitelaw	28.7% (±11.4 points)
5	Maribel	27.1% (±10.6 points)
6	Two Rivers	26.9% (±3.7 points)
7	Valders	25.1% (±7.2 points)
8	Mishicot	24.0% (±6.3 points)
9	Kiel	22.2% (±5.4 points)
10	Cleveland	16.2% (±5.8 points)
11	Town of Mishicot	13.7% (±10.8 points)
12	Town of Kossuth	12.3% (±8.2 points)
13	Town of Schleswig	10.6% (±5.6 points)
14 (tie)	St. Nazianz	9.7% (±4.6 points)
14 (tie)	Town of Manitowoc	9.7% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 30 places in Manitowoc 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 Kiel

How many renters are there in Kiel?

Kiel has an estimated 366 (±92) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kiel?

In Kiel, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kiel?

A renting household in Kiel has 1.9 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kiel?

The median renting household in Kiel, WI has an income of $60,403 (±$13,714) a year, against $93,523 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 Kiel city, Wisconsin (place:39525, 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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