What percentage of people rent in Neillsville, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Neillsville, WI, 2020–2024
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26.1% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Neillsville, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 252 renting households against 713 that own their home.

In Neillsville, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.1% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 252 (±68)
Median renter income: $36,288 (±$4,536)

Who rents and who owns in Neillsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Neillsville	Clark County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.1% (±6.2 points)	21.5% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	252 (±68)	2,757 (±201)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	713 (±97)	10,082 (±202)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,288 (±$4,536)	$45,702 (±$4,859)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,141 (±$15,250)	$74,724 (±$2,809)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Neillsville, the renter share is not measurably different from Clark County (21.5%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (32.2%).

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

In Clark County, Neillsville ranks 11 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 389 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Neillsville 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	36.0% (±5.1 points)	26.1% (±6.2 points)	−9.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$561 (±$39)	$729 (±$73)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,718 (±$5,433)	$60,179 (±$11,133)	+34.6%	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 Neillsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Neillsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Neillsville	—	26.1% (±6.2 points)	—
Town of Pine Valley	1.6 mi	11.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Town of Grant (Clark County)	4.4 mi	11.8% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Weston (Clark County)	5.8 mi	22.1% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Levis	6.5 mi	18.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Granton	6.7 mi	36.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hewett	7.2 mi	11.9% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Town of York (Clark County)	7.2 mi	13.9% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Town of Washburn (Clark County)	8.0 mi	16.5% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Pine Valley, WI (11.2%), Town of Grant (Clark County), WI (11.8%), Town of Hewett, WI (11.9%).

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

Households that rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Granton	36.6% (±10.8 points)
6	Owen	30.4% (±7.2 points)
7	Withee	30.0% (±21.9 points)
8	Greenwood	29.4% (±8.8 points)
9	Town of Mayville	27.3% (±9.5 points)
10	Thorp	26.8% (±6.0 points)
11	Neillsville	26.1% (±6.2 points)
12	Loyal	24.5% (±5.8 points)
13	Town of Warner	22.4% (±10.7 points)
14	Town of Weston (Clark County)	22.1% (±12.6 points)
15	Town of Fremont (Clark County)	21.7% (±6.9 points)
16	Town of Sherwood	21.1% (±15.2 points)
17	Town of Longwood	19.4% (±8.0 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Clark 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 Neillsville

How many renters are there in Neillsville?

Neillsville has an estimated 252 (±68) renting households, 26.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Neillsville?

In Neillsville, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Neillsville?

A renting household in Neillsville has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Neillsville?

The median renting household in Neillsville, WI has an income of $36,288 (±$4,536) a year, against $69,141 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 Neillsville city, Wisconsin (place:55800, 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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