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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Barnes, WI, 2020–2024
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8.8% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Barnes, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 38 renting households against 394 that own their home.

In the Town of Barnes, the share of households that rent went from 4.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.8% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 38 (±17)
Median renter income: $75,833 (±$28,149)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Barnes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Barnes	Bayfield County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.8% (±3.8 points)	16.1% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	38 (±17)	1,200 (±156)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	394 (±44)	6,237 (±172)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,833 (±$28,149)	$40,769 (±$11,350)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,750 (±$8,981)	$76,958 (±$3,240)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Barnes, the renter share is lower than in Bayfield County (16.1%).

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

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

In Bayfield County, the Town of Barnes ranks 19 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1264 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 Barnes 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	4.6% (±2.3 points)	8.8% (±3.8 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$62,500 (±$10,553)	$74,167 (±$7,186)	+18.7%	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 Barnes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Barnes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Barnes	—	8.8% (±3.8 points)	—
Town of Drummond	8.9 mi	21.2% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Town of Highland (Douglas County)	11 mi	1.4% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Town of Cable	11 mi	15.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lenroot	13 mi	7.4% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Delta	14 mi	5.8% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hughes	15 mi	9.0% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Gordon (Douglas County)	16 mi	7.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Frog Creek	17 mi	22.2% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Highland (Douglas County), WI (1.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Drummond, WI (21.2%).

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

Households that rent across Bayfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Town of Namakagon	10.4% (±6.6 points)
14	Town of Barksdale	9.8% (±4.5 points)
15	Town of Clover	9.7% (±8.0 points)
16	Town of Lincoln (Bayfield County)	9.6% (±8.2 points)
17	Town of Bayview	9.5% (±9.0 points)
18	Town of Hughes	9.0% (±5.0 points)
19	Town of Barnes	8.8% (±3.8 points)
20	Town of Mason	7.6% (±5.3 points)
21	Town of Grand View	7.0% (±3.7 points)
22	Town of Delta	5.8% (±3.8 points)
23	Town of Bayfield	5.7% (±4.5 points)
24	Town of Pilsen	5.4% (±7.4 points)
25	Town of Orienta	4.1% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Bayfield 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 Barnes

How many renters are there in the Town of Barnes?

The Town of Barnes has an estimated 38 (±17) renting households, 8.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Barnes?

In the Town of Barnes, the share of households that rent went from 4.6% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Barnes?

A renting household in the Town of Barnes has 2.8 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Barnes?

The median renting household in the Town of Barnes, WI has an income of $75,833 (±$28,149) a year, against $73,750 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 Barnes town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:04750, in state:55 county:007).

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.