What percentage of people rent in New Glarus, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in New Glarus, WI, 2020–2024
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22.6% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in New Glarus, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 200 renting households against 684 that own their home.

In New Glarus, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.6% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 200 (±58)
Median renter income: $33,750 (±$25,134)

Who rents and who owns in New Glarus

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Glarus	Green County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.6% (±5.5 points)	24.1% (±2.0 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	200 (±58)	3,807 (±322)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	684 (±77)	11,968 (±302)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,750 (±$25,134)	$41,182 (±$7,407)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,262 (±$4,462)	$95,617 (±$3,486)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In New Glarus, the renter share is not measurably different from Green County (24.1%).

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

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

In Green County, New Glarus ranks 6 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 467 of 1,848.

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

How renting in New Glarus 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	19.2% (±4.4 points)	22.6% (±5.5 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$793 (±$76)	$983 (±$83)	+24.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,864 (±$4,801)	$101,098 (±$7,779)	+46.8%	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 New Glarus

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Glarus
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Glarus	—	22.6% (±5.5 points)	—
Town of New Glarus	1.5 mi	9.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Exeter	4.4 mi	3.5% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Monticello	5.2 mi	31.5% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Primrose	5.4 mi	11.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Belleville	5.9 mi	17.9% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Washington (Green County)	6.1 mi	14.3% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Town of York (Green County)	7.4 mi	15.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Mount Pleasant	7.6 mi	12.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of New Glarus, WI (9.1%), Town of Exeter, WI (3.5%), Town of Primrose, WI (11.4%).

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

Households that rent across Green County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Monroe	36.9% (±4.6 points)
2	Brodhead	34.0% (±8.5 points)
3	Albany	33.4% (±12.0 points)
4	Monticello	31.5% (±9.5 points)
5	Town of Clarno	28.7% (±9.7 points)
6	New Glarus	22.6% (±5.5 points)
7	Browntown	20.8% (±10.7 points)
8	Town of Spring Grove	19.5% (±8.3 points)
9	Town of Jefferson (Green County)	18.4% (±7.2 points)
10	Town of York (Green County)	15.2% (±8.9 points)
11	Town of Washington (Green County)	14.3% (±5.8 points)
12	Town of Mount Pleasant	12.9% (±5.7 points)

Showing 12 of 22 places in Green 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 New Glarus

How many renters are there in New Glarus?

New Glarus has an estimated 200 (±58) renting households, 22.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Glarus?

In New Glarus, the share of households that rent went from 19.2% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in New Glarus?

A renting household in New Glarus has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Glarus?

The median renting household in New Glarus, WI has an income of $33,750 (±$25,134) a year, against $107,262 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 New Glarus village, Wisconsin (place:56700, 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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