What percentage of people rent in Lake Geneva, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Geneva, WI, 2020–2024
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45.2% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Geneva, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,926 renting households against 2,335 that own their home.

In Lake Geneva, the share of households that rent went from 47.9% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.2% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 1,926 (±299)
Median renter income: $62,688 (±$10,716)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Geneva

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Geneva	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.2% (±6.5 points)	29.4% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,926 (±299)	12,656 (±731)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,335 (±320)	30,431 (±740)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,688 (±$10,716)	$51,325 (±$4,405)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,722 (±$10,757)	$100,861 (±$2,764)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Lake Geneva, the renter share is higher than in Walworth County (29.4%).

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

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

In Walworth County, Lake Geneva ranks 4 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Lake Geneva 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	47.9% (±5.2 points)	45.2% (±6.5 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,002 (±$65)	$1,389 (±$111)	+38.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,875 (±$6,027)	$75,629 (±$3,685)	+45.8%	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 Lake Geneva

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Geneva
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Geneva	—	45.2% (±6.5 points)	—
Como	3.6 mi	32.5% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Town of Geneva	4.1 mi	17.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Lyons	4.5 mi	17.6% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Bloomfield	4.6 mi	18.6% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Town of Linn	4.6 mi	15.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	5.6 mi	13.4% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Lyons	5.7 mi	7.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Williams Bay	6.0 mi	22.8% (±9.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Como, WI (32.5%), Town of Geneva, WI (17.2%), Town of Lyons, WI (17.6%).

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

Households that rent across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Whitewater	68.2% (±4.8 points)
2	Walworth	45.4% (±7.4 points)
3 (tie)	Elkhorn	45.2% (±6.1 points)
3 (tie)	Lake Geneva	45.2% (±6.5 points)
5	Delavan	40.9% (±5.8 points)
6	East Troy	38.7% (±7.8 points)
7	Sharon	38.0% (±7.3 points)
8	Williams Bay	22.8% (±9.2 points)
9	Town of Walworth	21.6% (±7.6 points)
10	Town of Richmond (Walworth County)	19.9% (±8.9 points)

Showing 10 of 28 places in Walworth 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 Lake Geneva

How many renters are there in Lake Geneva?

Lake Geneva has an estimated 1,926 (±299) renting households, 45.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Geneva?

In Lake Geneva, the share of households that rent went from 47.9% in 2015–2019 to 45.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Geneva?

A renting household in Lake Geneva has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Geneva?

The median renting household in Lake Geneva, WI has an income of $62,688 (±$10,716) a year, against $101,722 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 Lake Geneva city, Wisconsin (place:41450, 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.