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

Name: Rent burden in Lena, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.7% (±17.2 points) of renting households in Lena, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 21.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.7% (±17.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.8% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 21.8% (±15.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lena

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lena	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	38.1% (±21.5 points)	25.6%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.1% (±7.7 points)	15.7%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.3% (±14.2 points)	10.7%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.9% (±2.1 points)	6.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.9% (±1.4 points)	9.4%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	39.8% (±17.1 points)	32.4%	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.

Lena against Oconto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lena	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.7% (±17.2 points)	41.8% (±7.7 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.8% (±17.1 points)	32.4% (±6.4 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	21.8% (±15.8 points)	24.1% (±3.5 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,250 (±$18,847)	$40,972 (±$6,971)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$602 (±$89)	$791 (±$30)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In Lena, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Oconto County (41.8%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

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

In Oconto County, Lena ranks 12 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 642 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 Lena

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lena
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lena	—	40.7% (±17.2 points)	—
Town of Lena	2.7 mi	46.4% (±59.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stiles	4.2 mi	34.5% (±55.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Spruce	6.4 mi	62.2% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pound	6.6 mi	41.9% (±31.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oconto	6.8 mi	25.0% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oconto Falls	7.5 mi	50.3% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Little River	7.5 mi	10.0% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Coleman	7.9 mi	13.6% (±9.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coleman, WI (13.6%).

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 Oconto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Town of Spruce	62.2% (±25.3 points)
7	Town of Lakewood	60.0% (±111.1 points)
8	Oconto Falls	50.3% (±18.5 points)
9	Town of Riverview	47.0% (±46.6 points)
10	Town of Lena	46.4% (±59.8 points)
11	Town of Gillett	46.2% (±78.4 points)
12	Lena	40.7% (±17.2 points)
13	Town of Morgan	38.5% (±76.6 points)
14	Oconto	36.5% (±13.0 points)
15	Suring	35.3% (±17.4 points)
16	Town of Stiles	34.5% (±55.9 points)
17	Town of Bagley	33.3% (±88.2 points)
18	Town of Townsend	30.8% (±77.3 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Oconto 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 Lena

Are renters in Lena rent-burdened?

40.7% of renting households in Lena 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 Lena spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lena, WI spends 21.8% (±15.8 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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