What percentage of people rent in Sturgeon Bay, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Sturgeon Bay, WI, 2020–2024
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39.6% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Sturgeon Bay, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,042 renting households against 3,118 that own their home.

In Sturgeon Bay, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.6% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 2,042 (±333)
Median renter income: $50,410 (±$5,871)

Who rents and who owns in Sturgeon Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sturgeon Bay	Door County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.6% (±5.7 points)	21.8% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,042 (±333)	3,262 (±363)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,118 (±331)	11,724 (±399)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,410 (±$5,871)	$49,971 (±$4,939)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,186 (±$11,658)	$86,366 (±$4,480)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Sturgeon Bay, the renter share is higher than in Door County (21.8%).

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

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

In Door County, Sturgeon Bay ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 116 of 1,848.

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

How renting in Sturgeon Bay 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	34.0% (±5.2 points)	39.6% (±5.7 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$790 (±$42)	$1,097 (±$60)	+38.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$57,673 (±$3,053)	$59,926 (±$6,563)	+3.9%	Down 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 Sturgeon Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sturgeon Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sturgeon Bay	—	39.6% (±5.7 points)	—
Town of Clay Banks	4.7 mi	8.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Town of Nasewaupee	5.5 mi	11.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Town of Sturgeon Bay	5.6 mi	11.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Town of Forestville	8.4 mi	8.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Egg Harbor	10 mi	8.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Gardner	10 mi	5.3% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Forestville	11 mi	11.3% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Town of Sevastopol	12 mi	5.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clay Banks, WI (8.8%), Town of Nasewaupee, WI (11.9%), Town of Sturgeon Bay, WI (11.1%).

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

Households that rent across Door County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sister Bay	49.7% (±10.4 points)
2	Sturgeon Bay	39.6% (±5.7 points)
3	Town of Baileys Harbor	22.0% (±7.6 points)
4	Egg Harbor	16.9% (±8.5 points)
5	Town of Brussels	14.7% (±7.9 points)
6	Town of Nasewaupee	11.9% (±5.6 points)
7	Town of Union (Door County)	11.4% (±6.3 points)
8	Forestville	11.3% (±6.3 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in Door 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 Sturgeon Bay

How many renters are there in Sturgeon Bay?

Sturgeon Bay has an estimated 2,042 (±333) renting households, 39.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sturgeon Bay?

In Sturgeon Bay, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.6% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sturgeon Bay?

A renting household in Sturgeon Bay has 1.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sturgeon Bay?

The median renting household in Sturgeon Bay, WI has an income of $50,410 (±$5,871) a year, against $68,186 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 Sturgeon Bay city, Wisconsin (place:77875, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.