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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Barron, WI, 2020–2024
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27.9% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Barron, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 91 renting households against 235 that own their home.

In the Town of Barron, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (+14.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.9% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 91 (±39)
Median renter income: $56,250 (±$31,219)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Barron

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Barron	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.9% (±9.4 points)	22.6% (±1.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	91 (±39)	4,516 (±392)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	235 (±52)	15,439 (±370)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,250 (±$31,219)	$41,111 (±$2,732)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,813 (±$19,215)	$76,201 (±$2,466)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Barron, the renter share is not measurably different from Barron County (22.6%).

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

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

In Barron County, the Town of Barron ranks 6 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 352 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 Barron 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	13.4% (±6.1 points)	27.9% (±9.4 points)	+14.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$639 (±$50)	$762 (±$199)	+19.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,105 (±$5,607)	$80,909 (±$10,910)	+20.6%	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 Barron

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Barron
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Barron	—	27.9% (±9.4 points)	—
Barron	2.5 mi	23.5% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stanfold	5.5 mi	11.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Town of Clinton (Barron County)	5.9 mi	10.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Cameron	6.0 mi	39.7% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rice Lake	6.0 mi	44.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Town of Stanley	6.2 mi	5.8% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Maple Grove (Barron County)	6.9 mi	21.1% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cumberland	7.4 mi	10.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Stanfold, WI (11.6%), Town of Clinton (Barron County), WI (10.2%), Town of Stanley, WI (5.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rice Lake, WI (44.8%).

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

Households that rent across Barron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rice Lake	44.8% (±5.3 points)
2	Turtle Lake	40.9% (±10.4 points)
3	Cameron	39.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Cumberland	37.8% (±8.1 points)
5	Almena	37.2% (±7.4 points)
6	Town of Barron	27.9% (±9.4 points)
7	Chetek	27.0% (±5.9 points)
8	Dallas	25.5% (±8.8 points)
9	Prairie Farm	24.9% (±9.5 points)
10	Barron	23.5% (±7.9 points)
11	Haugen	22.4% (±13.8 points)
12	Town of Maple Grove (Barron County)	21.1% (±7.5 points)

Showing 12 of 35 places in Barron 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 Barron

How many renters are there in the Town of Barron?

The Town of Barron has an estimated 91 (±39) renting households, 27.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Barron?

In the Town of Barron, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 27.9% in 2020–2024 (+14.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Barron?

A renting household in the Town of Barron has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Barron?

The median renting household in the Town of Barron, WI has an income of $56,250 (±$31,219) a year, against $87,813 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 Barron town, Barron County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:04900, in state:55 county:005).

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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