What percentage of people rent in Plover, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Plover, WI, 2020–2024
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41.1% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Plover, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,325 renting households against 3,331 that own their home.

In Plover, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.1% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 2,325 (±234)
Median renter income: $59,583 (±$7,821)

Who rents and who owns in Plover

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plover	Portage County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.1% (±3.7 points)	30.3% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,325 (±234)	8,984 (±467)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,331 (±230)	20,695 (±482)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,583 (±$7,821)	$44,535 (±$2,990)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,637 (±$8,695)	$94,276 (±$3,900)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Plover, the renter share is higher than in Portage County (30.3%).

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

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

In Portage County, Plover ranks 2 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 99 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Plover 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	43.0% (±3.2 points)	41.1% (±3.7 points)	−1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$867 (±$26)	$1,089 (±$40)	+25.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,482 (±$7,745)	$88,042 (±$5,736)	+45.6%	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 Plover

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plover
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plover	—	41.1% (±3.7 points)	—
Whiting	2.2 mi	25.7% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of Plover (Portage County)	3.0 mi	10.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Park Ridge	4.0 mi	10.4% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Stevens Point	4.4 mi	48.9% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Town of Stockton	6.1 mi	8.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Town of Linwood	6.5 mi	6.6% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of Hull (Portage County)	7.2 mi	5.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Buena Vista (Portage County)	7.4 mi	3.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whiting, WI (25.7%), Town of Plover (Portage County), WI (10.2%), Park Ridge, WI (10.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stevens Point, WI (48.9%).

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

Households that rent across Portage County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stevens Point	48.9% (±2.8 points)
2	Plover	41.1% (±3.7 points)
3	Junction City	34.7% (±12.7 points)
4	Amherst	32.6% (±10.2 points)
5	Rosholt	27.9% (±10.9 points)
6	Whiting	25.7% (±5.6 points)
7	Almond	23.0% (±7.7 points)
8	Town of Almond	19.0% (±13.5 points)

Showing 8 of 27 places in Portage 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 Plover

How many renters are there in Plover?

Plover has an estimated 2,325 (±234) renting households, 41.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plover?

In Plover, the share of households that rent went from 43.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.1% in 2020–2024 (−1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plover?

A renting household in Plover has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plover?

The median renting household in Plover, WI has an income of $59,583 (±$7,821) a year, against $112,637 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 Plover village, Wisconsin (place:63525, 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.