What percentage of people rent in Potosi, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Potosi, WI, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Potosi, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 74 renting households against 204 that own their home.

In Potosi, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 74 (±25)
Median renter income: $50,962 (±$11,265)

Who rents and who owns in Potosi

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Potosi	Grant County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±7.5 points)	30.2% (±1.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	74 (±25)	6,025 (±305)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	204 (±28)	13,935 (±298)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,962 (±$11,265)	$37,820 (±$3,183)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,250 (±$14,512)	$83,516 (±$2,427)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Potosi, the renter share is not measurably different from Grant County (30.2%).

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

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

In Grant County, Potosi ranks 12 of 52 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 381 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Potosi 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	25.9% (±7.3 points)	26.6% (±7.5 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$518 (±$22)	$775 (±$123)	+49.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,208 (±$13,347)	$69,000 (±$16,370)	+25.0%	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 Potosi

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Potosi
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Potosi	—	26.6% (±7.5 points)	—
Tennyson	1.1 mi	11.6% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Town of Potosi	1.1 mi	15.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Town of Paris (Grant County)	5.3 mi	8.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Harrison (Grant County)	6.0 mi	18.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sherrill	6.8 mi	18.2% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waterloo (Grant County)	6.8 mi	12.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Dickeyville	7.0 mi	32.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of South Lancaster	8.7 mi	19.0% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tennyson, WI (11.6%), Town of Potosi, WI (15.7%), Town of Paris (Grant County), WI (8.5%).

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
6	Town of Mount Hope	32.5% (±12.9 points)
7	Dickeyville	32.1% (±9.1 points)
8	Town of Jamestown	29.3% (±8.6 points)
9	Cassville	27.9% (±6.4 points)
10	Muscoda	27.3% (±7.0 points)
11	Fennimore	26.9% (±6.4 points)
12	Potosi	26.6% (±7.5 points)
13	Cuba City	23.6% (±4.9 points)
14	Lancaster	22.7% (±6.6 points)
15	Town of Glen Haven	22.0% (±9.8 points)
16	Town of Lima (Grant County)	21.9% (±13.0 points)
17	Mount Hope	21.3% (±14.9 points)
18	Town of South Lancaster	19.0% (±7.1 points)

Showing 13 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 Potosi

How many renters are there in Potosi?

Potosi has an estimated 74 (±25) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Potosi?

In Potosi, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Potosi?

A renting household in Potosi has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Potosi?

The median renting household in Potosi, WI has an income of $50,962 (±$11,265) a year, against $81,250 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 Potosi village, Wisconsin (place:64625, 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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