What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Prairie, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Prairie, WI, 2020–2024
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26.5% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Prairie, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,350 renting households against 6,529 that own their home.

In Pleasant Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 16.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.5% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 2,350 (±292)
Median renter income: $69,000 (±$19,068)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Prairie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Prairie	Kenosha County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.5% (±3.4 points)	33.3% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,350 (±292)	22,941 (±1,138)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,529 (±473)	45,963 (±1,002)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,000 (±$19,068)	$52,035 (±$2,739)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,442 (±$14,852)	$100,116 (±$4,058)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Pleasant Prairie, the renter share is lower than in Kenosha County (33.3%).

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

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

In Kenosha County, Pleasant Prairie ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 383 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Pleasant Prairie 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	16.8% (±2.7 points)	26.5% (±3.4 points)	+9.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,064 (±$122)	$1,458 (±$84)	+37.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,687 (±$5,008)	$103,902 (±$6,180)	+19.9%	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 Pleasant Prairie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Prairie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Prairie	—	26.5% (±3.4 points)	—
Kenosha	4.2 mi	41.3% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Winthrop Harbor	4.5 mi	12.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Zion	5.0 mi	42.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Zion Township	5.0 mi	42.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Town of Somers	5.2 mi	20.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wadsworth	5.6 mi	7.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Beach Park	5.9 mi	13.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Newport Township	5.9 mi	7.9% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Winthrop Harbor, IL (12.7%), Wadsworth, IL (7.4%), Beach Park, IL (13.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kenosha, WI (41.3%), Zion, IL (42.2%), Zion Township, IL (42.2%).

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

Households that rent across Kenosha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kenosha	41.3% (±2.0 points)
2	Somers	37.0% (±5.7 points)
3	Pleasant Prairie	26.5% (±3.4 points)
4	Twin Lakes	21.9% (±5.8 points)
5	Town of Somers	20.2% (±12.2 points)
6	Town of Wheatland (Kenosha County)	19.7% (±13.8 points)
7	Bristol	17.8% (±8.9 points)
8	Paddock Lake	17.2% (±6.3 points)
9	Salem Lakes	16.8% (±4.4 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Kenosha 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 Pleasant Prairie

How many renters are there in Pleasant Prairie?

Pleasant Prairie has an estimated 2,350 (±292) renting households, 26.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Prairie?

In Pleasant Prairie, the share of households that rent went from 16.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Prairie?

A renting household in Pleasant Prairie has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Prairie?

The median renting household in Pleasant Prairie, WI has an income of $69,000 (±$19,068) a year, against $114,442 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 Pleasant Prairie village, Wisconsin (place:63300, 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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