What percentage of people rent in St. Croix Falls, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in St. Croix Falls, WI, 2020–2024
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41.3% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in St. Croix Falls, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 451 renting households against 641 that own their home.

In St. Croix Falls, the share of households that rent went from 38.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.3% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 451 (±122)
Median renter income: $52,213 (±$11,057)

Who rents and who owns in St. Croix Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	St. Croix Falls	Polk County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.3% (±8.1 points)	19.0% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	451 (±122)	3,709 (±316)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	641 (±79)	15,833 (±302)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	1.9 (±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	$52,213 (±$11,057)	$47,788 (±$3,443)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,075 (±$3,850)	$85,668 (±$2,613)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In St. Croix Falls, the renter share is higher than in Polk County (19.0%).

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

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

In Polk County, St. Croix Falls ranks 3 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 97 of 1,848.

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

How renting in St. Croix Falls 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	38.3% (±6.1 points)	41.3% (±8.1 points)	+3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$738 (±$152)	$914 (±$67)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,500 (±$6,673)	$65,300 (±$11,325)	+37.5%	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 St. Croix Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with St. Croix Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
St. Croix Falls	—	41.3% (±8.1 points)	—
Taylors Falls	2.4 mi	19.1% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of St. Croix Falls	2.6 mi	15.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Dresser	3.4 mi	23.3% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Centuria	4.1 mi	43.7% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Shafer Township	4.5 mi	4.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Osceola (Polk County)	4.8 mi	9.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Shafer	6.7 mi	15.5% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Town of Balsam Lake	7.1 mi	10.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taylors Falls, MN (19.1%), Town of St. Croix Falls, WI (15.8%), Dresser, WI (23.3%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Centuria	43.7% (±10.9 points)
2	Osceola	43.4% (±8.9 points)
3	St. Croix Falls	41.3% (±8.1 points)
4	Milltown	38.4% (±9.5 points)
5	Frederic	37.8% (±8.4 points)
6	Amery	37.0% (±9.3 points)
7	Luck	34.7% (±8.3 points)
8	Clayton	34.6% (±11.1 points)
9	Clear Lake	30.4% (±8.9 points)

Showing 9 of 35 places in Polk 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 St. Croix Falls

How many renters are there in St. Croix Falls?

St. Croix Falls has an estimated 451 (±122) renting households, 41.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in St. Croix Falls?

In St. Croix Falls, the share of households that rent went from 38.3% in 2015–2019 to 41.3% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in St. Croix Falls?

A renting household in St. Croix Falls has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in St. Croix Falls?

The median renting household in St. Croix Falls, WI has an income of $52,213 (±$11,057) a year, against $68,075 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 St. Croix Falls city, Wisconsin (place:70550, 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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