What percentage of people rent in Random Lake, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Random Lake, WI, 2020–2024
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22.6% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Random Lake, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 151 renting households against 516 that own their home.

In Random Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.6% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 151 (±48)
Median renter income: $63,068 (±$23,260)

Who rents and who owns in Random Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Random Lake	Sheboygan County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.6% (±6.5 points)	28.5% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	151 (±48)	14,184 (±757)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	516 (±80)	35,541 (±765)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,068 (±$23,260)	$49,929 (±$3,054)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,500 (±$19,859)	$88,082 (±$2,950)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Random Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Sheboygan County (28.5%).

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

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

In Sheboygan County, Random Lake ranks 8 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 468 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Random Lake 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	29.7% (±5.3 points)	22.6% (±6.5 points)	−7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$739 (±$74)	$858 (±$74)	+16.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,646 (±$8,918)	$89,601 (±$6,555)	+30.5%	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 Random Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Random Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Random Lake	—	22.6% (±6.5 points)	—
Town of Sherman (Sheboygan County)	2.6 mi	8.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Fredonia	3.3 mi	12.6% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Adell	4.6 mi	28.9% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Holland (Sheboygan County)	5.7 mi	6.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Fredonia	5.8 mi	29.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Belgium	6.4 mi	15.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Belgium	6.6 mi	14.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove	6.8 mi	15.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Sherman (Sheboygan County), WI (8.9%), Town of Holland (Sheboygan County), WI (6.9%).

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

Households that rent across Sheboygan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Plymouth	37.5% (±5.8 points)
3	Sheboygan Falls	32.2% (±5.3 points)
4	Adell	28.9% (±14.7 points)
5	Town of Sheboygan	27.5% (±6.1 points)
6	Elkhart Lake	23.8% (±7.9 points)
7	Howards Grove	23.3% (±7.9 points)
8	Random Lake	22.6% (±6.5 points)
9	Glenbeulah	19.5% (±9.7 points)
10 (tie)	Oostburg	19.1% (±5.5 points)
10 (tie)	Waldo	19.1% (±10.1 points)
12	Cascade	17.5% (±4.9 points)
13	Town of Russell (Sheboygan County)	16.6% (±12.8 points)
14	Cedar Grove	15.8% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Sheboygan 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 Random Lake

How many renters are there in Random Lake?

Random Lake has an estimated 151 (±48) renting households, 22.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Random Lake?

In Random Lake, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Random Lake?

A renting household in Random Lake has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Random Lake?

The median renting household in Random Lake, WI has an income of $63,068 (±$23,260) a year, against $97,500 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 Random Lake village, Wisconsin (place:66200, 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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