What percentage of people rent in Plum City, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Plum City, WI, 2020–2024
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31.1% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Plum City, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 66 renting households against 146 that own their home.

In Plum City, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.1% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 66 (±34)
Median renter income: $37,031 (±$11,146)

Who rents and who owns in Plum City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plum City	Pierce County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.1% (±10.4 points)	25.0% (±2.1 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	66 (±34)	3,962 (±358)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	146 (±30)	11,905 (±339)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,031 (±$11,146)	$51,993 (±$5,673)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,111 (±$7,652)	$111,361 (±$4,542)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Plum City, the renter share is not measurably different from Pierce County (25.0%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Plum City ranks 4 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 271 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Plum City 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	42.6% (±8.2 points)	31.1% (±10.4 points)	−11.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$652 (±$150)	$820 (±$110)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,125 (±$8,972)	$66,071 (±$13,902)	+37.3%	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 Plum City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plum City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plum City	—	31.1% (±10.4 points)	—
Town of Union (Pierce County)	0.9 mi	17.8% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Maiden Rock	5.3 mi	8.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Salem	5.6 mi	9.3% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Rock Elm	5.9 mi	23.2% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waterville	7.1 mi	18.6% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Maiden Rock	7.4 mi	0.0% (±39.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Frankfort (Pepin County)	8.4 mi	7.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Town of El Paso	9.2 mi	2.8% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Maiden Rock, WI (8.3%), Town of Salem, WI (9.3%), Town of Frankfort (Pepin County), WI (7.4%).

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

Households that rent across Pierce County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	River Falls	44.9% (±5.0 points)
2	Prescott	37.4% (±9.1 points)
3	Ellsworth	34.6% (±9.3 points)
4	Plum City	31.1% (±10.4 points)
5	Elmwood	30.0% (±9.8 points)
6	Spring Valley	25.2% (±7.7 points)
7	Town of Rock Elm	23.2% (±11.9 points)
8	Town of Union (Pierce County)	17.8% (±12.3 points)
9	Town of Hartland (Pierce County)	15.8% (±6.6 points)
10	Town of Isabelle	15.2% (±10.3 points)

Showing 10 of 25 places in Pierce 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 Plum City

How many renters are there in Plum City?

Plum City has an estimated 66 (±34) renting households, 31.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plum City?

In Plum City, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 31.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plum City?

A renting household in Plum City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plum City?

The median renting household in Plum City, WI has an income of $37,031 (±$11,146) a year, against $81,111 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 Plum City village, Wisconsin (place:63600, 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.