What percentage of people rent in Platteville, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Platteville, WI, 2020–2024
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60.5% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Platteville, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,503 renting households against 1,631 that own their home.

In Platteville, the share of households that rent went from 53.9% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.5% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 2,503 (±256)
Median renter income: $32,758 (±$8,026)

Who rents and who owns in Platteville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Platteville	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.5% (±4.2 points)	30.2% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,503 (±256)	6,025 (±305)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,631 (±164)	13,935 (±298)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$32,758 (±$8,026)	$37,820 (±$3,183)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,417 (±$23,540)	$83,516 (±$2,427)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Platteville, the renter share is higher than in Grant County (30.2%).

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

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

In Grant County, Platteville ranks 1 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 4 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Platteville 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	53.9% (±4.2 points)	60.5% (±4.2 points)	+6.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$829 (±$79)	$863 (±$44)	+4.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$46,690 (±$5,433)	$43,083 (±$4,890)	−7.7%	Down 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 Platteville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Platteville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Platteville	—	60.5% (±4.2 points)	—
Town of Platteville	2.9 mi	13.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Elk Grove	6.0 mi	19.9% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Town of Lima (Grant County)	6.2 mi	21.9% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Town of Smelser	6.2 mi	6.8% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Belmont (Lafayette County)	6.8 mi	15.6% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Belmont	6.8 mi	27.5% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Town of Harrison (Grant County)	6.9 mi	18.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Rewey	8.7 mi	25.5% (±12.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Platteville, WI (13.6%), Town of Elk Grove, WI (19.9%), Town of Lima (Grant County), WI (21.9%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Platteville	60.5% (±4.2 points)
2	Boscobel	47.5% (±7.8 points)
3	Town of Patch Grove	38.2% (±19.1 points)
4	Hazel Green	37.9% (±8.7 points)
5	Town of Fennimore	34.5% (±21.4 points)
6	Town of Mount Hope	32.5% (±12.9 points)
7	Dickeyville	32.1% (±9.1 points)

Showing 7 of 52 places in Grant 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 Platteville

How many renters are there in Platteville?

Platteville has an estimated 2,503 (±256) renting households, 60.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Platteville?

In Platteville, the share of households that rent went from 53.9% in 2015–2019 to 60.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Platteville?

A renting household in Platteville has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Platteville?

The median renting household in Platteville, WI has an income of $32,758 (±$8,026) a year, against $85,417 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 Platteville city, Wisconsin (place:63250, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.