What percentage of people rent in Mount Pleasant, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Pleasant, WI, 2020–2024
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23.2% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Pleasant, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,757 renting households against 9,126 that own their home.

In Mount Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.2% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 2,757 (±355)
Median renter income: $64,386 (±$14,893)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Pleasant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pleasant	Racine County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.2% (±2.7 points)	29.0% (±1.3 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,757 (±355)	23,284 (±1,056)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,126 (±507)	57,122 (±1,030)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,386 (±$14,893)	$47,129 (±$3,348)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,423 (±$7,040)	$92,331 (±$3,128)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Mount Pleasant, the renter share is lower than in Racine County (29.0%).

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

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

In Racine County, Mount Pleasant ranks 4 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 448 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Mount Pleasant 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	22.9% (±2.1 points)	23.2% (±2.7 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$859 (±$33)	$1,127 (±$32)	+31.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,485 (±$4,887)	$91,616 (±$7,879)	+31.9%	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 Mount Pleasant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Pleasant	—	23.2% (±2.7 points)	—
Sturtevant	1.1 mi	18.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Elmwood Park	3.4 mi	1.8% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Racine	3.8 mi	39.8% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Somers	4.5 mi	37.0% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Yorkville	6.0 mi	8.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Caledonia	6.1 mi	19.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Bay	6.5 mi	0.9% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Town of Somers	7.4 mi	20.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Elmwood Park, WI (1.8%), Yorkville, WI (8.5%), North Bay, WI (0.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Racine, WI (39.8%), Somers, WI (37.0%).

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

Households that rent across Racine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Union Grove	51.1% (±8.9 points)
2	Burlington	43.3% (±5.5 points)
3	Racine	39.8% (±2.3 points)
4	Mount Pleasant	23.2% (±2.7 points)
5	Waterford	21.6% (±6.1 points)
6	Rochester	19.6% (±9.9 points)
7	Town of Norway	19.4% (±8.1 points)
8	Caledonia	19.1% (±3.5 points)
9	Sturtevant	18.1% (±5.1 points)
10	Town of Burlington	13.2% (±6.2 points)

Showing 10 of 17 places in Racine 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 Mount Pleasant

How many renters are there in Mount Pleasant?

Mount Pleasant has an estimated 2,757 (±355) renting households, 23.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Pleasant?

In Mount Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 22.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Pleasant?

A renting household in Mount Pleasant has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Pleasant?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant, WI has an income of $64,386 (±$14,893) a year, against $105,423 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 Mount Pleasant village, Wisconsin (place:54875, 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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