What percentage of people rent in Rice Lake, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Rice Lake, WI, 2020–2024
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44.8% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Rice Lake, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,784 renting households against 2,195 that own their home.

In Rice Lake, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.8% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 1,784 (±254)
Median renter income: $36,974 (±$7,736)

Who rents and who owns in Rice Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rice Lake	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.8% (±5.3 points)	22.6% (±1.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,784 (±254)	4,516 (±392)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,195 (±220)	15,439 (±370)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,974 (±$7,736)	$41,111 (±$2,732)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,301 (±$13,841)	$76,201 (±$2,466)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Rice Lake, the renter share is higher than in Barron County (22.6%).

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

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

In Barron County, Rice Lake ranks 1 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Rice 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	47.3% (±4.7 points)	44.8% (±5.3 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$712 (±$66)	$856 (±$64)	+20.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,515 (±$4,275)	$52,417 (±$7,654)	+17.8%	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 Rice Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rice Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rice Lake	—	44.8% (±5.3 points)	—
Town of Rice Lake	2.5 mi	10.4% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Town of Stanley	3.7 mi	5.8% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Cameron	5.4 mi	39.7% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stanfold	5.9 mi	11.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Barron	6.0 mi	27.9% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Town of Doyle	7.2 mi	5.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Barron	7.3 mi	23.5% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Town of Oak Grove (Barron County)	7.6 mi	14.0% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Rice Lake, WI (10.4%), Town of Stanley, WI (5.8%), Town of Stanfold, WI (11.6%).

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

Households that rent across Barron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rice Lake	44.8% (±5.3 points)
2	Turtle Lake	40.9% (±10.4 points)
3	Cameron	39.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Cumberland	37.8% (±8.1 points)
5	Almena	37.2% (±7.4 points)
6	Town of Barron	27.9% (±9.4 points)
7	Chetek	27.0% (±5.9 points)

Showing 7 of 35 places in Barron 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 Rice Lake

How many renters are there in Rice Lake?

Rice Lake has an estimated 1,784 (±254) renting households, 44.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rice Lake?

In Rice Lake, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rice Lake?

A renting household in Rice Lake has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rice Lake?

The median renting household in Rice Lake, WI has an income of $36,974 (±$7,736) a year, against $71,301 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 Rice Lake city, Wisconsin (place:67350, 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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