What percentage of people rent in the Town of Alto, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Alto, WI, 2020–2024
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10.9% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Alto, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 39 renting households against 319 that own their home.

In the Town of Alto, the share of households that rent went from 5.2% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.9% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 39 (±17)
Median renter income: $77,321 (±$9,192)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Alto

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Alto	Fond du Lac County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.9% (±4.6 points)	29.3% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	39 (±17)	12,664 (±750)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	319 (±38)	30,579 (±678)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±1.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,321 (±$9,192)	$44,422 (±$2,862)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,625 (±$9,546)	$91,700 (±$3,666)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Alto, the renter share is lower than in Fond du Lac County (29.3%).

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

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

In Fond du Lac County, the Town of Alto ranks 14 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1066 of 1,848.

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

How renting in the Town of Alto 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	5.2% (±2.1 points)	10.9% (±4.6 points)	+5.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$813 (±$287)	$1,103 (±$63)	+35.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,036 (±$6,656)	$106,154 (±$11,731)	+36.0%	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 the Town of Alto

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Alto
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Alto	—	10.9% (±4.6 points)	—
Brandon	4.4 mi	30.7% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Fairwater	4.8 mi	18.9% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waupun	5.5 mi	33.5% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Town of Mackford	6.1 mi	10.1% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Metomen	6.3 mi	5.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Waupun	6.4 mi	2.5% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Town of Trenton (Dodge County)	7.6 mi	6.9% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fox Lake	8.0 mi	11.2% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Waupun, WI (2.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brandon, WI (30.7%), Waupun, WI (33.5%).

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

Households that rent across Fond du Lac County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Fairwater	18.9% (±10.5 points)
9	Oakfield	18.8% (±6.9 points)
10	Town of Ashford	17.6% (±5.8 points)
11	Town of Friendship	16.9% (±11.1 points)
12	St. Cloud	14.7% (±8.3 points)
13	Town of Taycheedah	13.3% (±7.3 points)
14	Town of Alto	10.9% (±4.6 points)
15	Town of Osceola (Fond du Lac County)	10.7% (±4.1 points)
16	Town of Ripon	10.4% (±6.5 points)
17	Town of Auburn (Fond du Lac County)	9.3% (±5.2 points)
18	Town of Calumet	8.6% (±3.9 points)
19	Town of Eden (Fond du Lac County)	8.3% (±4.7 points)
20	Mount Calvary	8.1% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Fond du Lac 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 Town of Alto

How many renters are there in the Town of Alto?

The Town of Alto has an estimated 39 (±17) renting households, 10.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Alto?

In the Town of Alto, the share of households that rent went from 5.2% in 2015–2019 to 10.9% in 2020–2024 (+5.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Alto?

A renting household in the Town of Alto has 3.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Alto?

The median renting household in the Town of Alto, WI has an income of $77,321 (±$9,192) a year, against $110,625 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 Alto town, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:01525, in state:55 county:039).

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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