What percentage of people rent in Stoughton, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Stoughton, WI, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Stoughton, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,831 renting households against 3,663 that own their home.

In Stoughton, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 1,831 (±293)
Median renter income: $55,545 (±$6,818)

Who rents and who owns in Stoughton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stoughton	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±5.0 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,831 (±293)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,663 (±334)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,545 (±$6,818)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,844 (±$14,158)	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Stoughton, the renter share is lower than in Dane County (42.9%).

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

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

In Dane County, Stoughton ranks 7 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 232 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Stoughton 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	30.7% (±3.6 points)	33.3% (±5.0 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$943 (±$46)	$1,157 (±$48)	+22.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,329 (±$7,337)	$79,551 (±$11,170)	+18.2%	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 Stoughton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stoughton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stoughton	—	33.3% (±5.0 points)	—
Town of Dunkirk	2.5 mi	10.6% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Pleasant Springs	3.7 mi	7.3% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Town of Rutland	4.7 mi	13.2% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Town of Dunn (Dane County)	5.7 mi	2.9% (±2.9 points)	Lower
McFarland	7.3 mi	27.3% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Christiana (Dane County)	7.4 mi	13.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of Albion (Dane County)	7.5 mi	11.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Town of Porter	8.2 mi	10.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Dunkirk, WI (10.6%), Town of Pleasant Springs, WI (7.3%), Town of Rutland, WI (13.2%).

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

Households that rent across Dane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Middleton	54.3% (±3.1 points)
2	Madison	54.0% (±1.0 points)
3	Fitchburg	52.4% (±3.5 points)
4	Monona	46.4% (±4.3 points)
5	Shorewood Hills	43.0% (±5.6 points)
6	Sun Prairie	39.2% (±2.7 points)
7	Stoughton	33.3% (±5.0 points)
8	Verona	32.6% (±3.9 points)
9	Cross Plains	30.8% (±5.1 points)
10	Cambridge	30.7% (±6.4 points)
11	Cottage Grove	30.1% (±6.0 points)
12	Mount Horeb	29.2% (±6.5 points)
13	Town of Dane	28.9% (±19.1 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Dane 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 Stoughton

How many renters are there in Stoughton?

Stoughton has an estimated 1,831 (±293) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stoughton?

In Stoughton, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stoughton?

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

How much do renters earn in Stoughton?

The median renting household in Stoughton, WI has an income of $55,545 (±$6,818) a year, against $102,844 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 Stoughton city, Wisconsin (place:77675, 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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