What percentage of people rent in Mellen, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Mellen, WI, 2020–2024
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20.1% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in Mellen, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 53 renting households against 211 that own their home.

In Mellen, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.1% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 53 (±21)
Median renter income: $27,750 (±$11,890)

Who rents and who owns in Mellen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mellen	Ashland County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.1% (±7.4 points)	26.6% (±2.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	53 (±21)	1,815 (±177)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	211 (±39)	5,017 (±230)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,750 (±$11,890)	$32,080 (±$3,165)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$46,875 (±$19,044)	$73,723 (±$3,362)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Mellen, the renter share is not measurably different from Ashland County (26.6%).

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

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

In Ashland County, Mellen ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 559 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Mellen 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	31.4% (±6.1 points)	20.1% (±7.4 points)	−11.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$523 (±$64)	$594 (±$124)	+13.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,389 (±$3,682)	$41,875 (±$5,132)	+33.4%	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 Mellen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mellen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mellen	—	20.1% (±7.4 points)	—
Town of Morse	4.9 mi	1.6% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Town of Ashland	5.3 mi	11.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Anderson (Iron County)	9.4 mi	0.0% (±56.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marengo	11 mi	6.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Gordon (Ashland County)	11 mi	5.8% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of Gurney	13 mi	9.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Jacobs	13 mi	15.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of White River	13 mi	15.5% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Morse, WI (1.6%), Town of Marengo, WI (6.1%), Town of Gordon (Ashland County), WI (5.8%).

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

Households that rent across Ashland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Butternut	41.7% (±11.4 points)
2	Town of Sanborn	38.5% (±8.5 points)
3	Ashland	37.3% (±4.3 points)
4	Mellen	20.1% (±7.4 points)
5	Town of Jacobs	15.8% (±7.7 points)
6	Town of White River	15.5% (±7.1 points)
7	Town of Ashland	11.4% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of La Pointe	10.1% (±5.7 points)
9	Town of Peeksville	6.9% (±8.9 points)
10	Town of Marengo	6.1% (±3.8 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Ashland 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 Mellen

How many renters are there in Mellen?

Mellen has an estimated 53 (±21) renting households, 20.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mellen?

In Mellen, the share of households that rent went from 31.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mellen?

A renting household in Mellen has 1.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mellen?

The median renting household in Mellen, WI has an income of $27,750 (±$11,890) a year, against $46,875 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 Mellen city, Wisconsin (place:50700, 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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