What percentage of people rent in Oconto, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Oconto, WI, 2020–2024
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37.3% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Oconto, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 796 renting households against 1,339 that own their home.

In Oconto, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.3% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 796 (±128)
Median renter income: $43,333 (±$11,861)

Who rents and who owns in Oconto

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oconto	Oconto County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.3% (±5.8 points)	15.0% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	796 (±128)	2,519 (±266)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,339 (±189)	14,292 (±302)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,333 (±$11,861)	$40,972 (±$6,971)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,007 (±$16,506)	$82,182 (±$3,549)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Oconto, the renter share is higher than in Oconto County (15.0%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Oconto County, Oconto ranks 3 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 160 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Oconto 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	35.1% (±5.9 points)	37.3% (±5.8 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$685 (±$35)	$785 (±$23)	+14.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$47,046 (±$3,638)	$61,506 (±$10,996)	+30.7%	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 Oconto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oconto
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oconto	—	37.3% (±5.8 points)	—
Town of Oconto	3.6 mi	7.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Little River	5.3 mi	20.3% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Town of Pensaukee	8.1 mi	4.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Town of Stiles	9.7 mi	8.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Lena	9.7 mi	48.2% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Town of Grover (Marinette County)	11 mi	11.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Lena	11 mi	11.2% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Town of Pound	12 mi	10.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Oconto, WI (7.8%), Town of Little River, WI (20.3%), Town of Pensaukee, WI (4.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lena, WI (48.2%).

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

Households that rent across Oconto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lena	48.2% (±9.0 points)
2	Oconto Falls	38.6% (±7.4 points)
3	Oconto	37.3% (±5.8 points)
4	Suring	34.0% (±10.6 points)
5	Town of Little River	20.3% (±13.4 points)
6	Gillett	19.3% (±8.5 points)
7	Town of Spruce	18.5% (±5.2 points)
8	Town of Gillett	13.8% (±11.0 points)
9	Town of Lena	11.2% (±6.3 points)

Showing 9 of 28 places in Oconto 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 Oconto

How many renters are there in Oconto?

Oconto has an estimated 796 (±128) renting households, 37.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oconto?

In Oconto, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oconto?

A renting household in Oconto has 2.1 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oconto?

The median renting household in Oconto, WI has an income of $43,333 (±$11,861) a year, against $72,007 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 Oconto city, Wisconsin (place:59350, 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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