What percentage of people rent in the Town of Blue Mounds, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Blue Mounds, WI, 2020–2024
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23.1% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Blue Mounds, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83 renting households against 276 that own their home.

In the Town of Blue Mounds, the share of households that rent went from 5.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.1% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 83 (±37)
Median renter income: $53,750 (±$28,942)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Blue Mounds

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Blue Mounds	Dane County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.1% (±9.1 points)	42.9% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83 (±37)	107,847 (±1,771)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	276 (±46)	143,682 (±1,640)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,750 (±$28,942)	$56,374 (±$1,531)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$140,000 (±$33,320)	$124,753 (±$2,577)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Blue Mounds, the renter share is lower than in Dane County (42.9%).

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

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

In Dane County, the Town of Blue Mounds ranks 20 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 454 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 Blue Mounds 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	5.0% (±2.5 points)	23.1% (±9.1 points)	+18.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,094 (±$908)	$895 (±$361)	−18.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$101,250 (±$25,326)	$101,806 (±$15,505)	+0.5%	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 Blue Mounds

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Blue Mounds
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Blue Mounds	—	23.1% (±9.1 points)	—
Mount Horeb	2.6 mi	29.2% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Mounds	2.8 mi	28.0% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Vermont	6.0 mi	12.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Barneveld	6.1 mi	21.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Perry	6.5 mi	6.6% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Town of Springdale	6.6 mi	16.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Brigham	6.8 mi	14.4% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cross Plains	8.3 mi	4.9% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Vermont, WI (12.0%), Town of Perry, WI (6.6%), Town of Cross Plains, WI (4.9%).

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
14	Blue Mounds	28.0% (±9.6 points)
15	Oregon	27.6% (±5.4 points)
16	McFarland	27.3% (±4.7 points)
17	Marshall	25.8% (±9.9 points)
18	Town of Westport	25.4% (±7.6 points)
19	Windsor	24.2% (±5.6 points)
20	Town of Blue Mounds	23.1% (±9.1 points)
21	Waunakee	22.6% (±4.6 points)
22 (tie)	DeForest	22.1% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	Mazomanie	22.1% (±6.0 points)
24	Dane	21.1% (±7.5 points)
25	Deerfield	20.3% (±7.1 points)
26	Town of Montrose	20.1% (±8.6 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 Town of Blue Mounds

How many renters are there in the Town of Blue Mounds?

The Town of Blue Mounds has an estimated 83 (±37) renting households, 23.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Blue Mounds?

In the Town of Blue Mounds, the share of households that rent went from 5.0% in 2015–2019 to 23.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Blue Mounds?

A renting household in the Town of Blue Mounds has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Blue Mounds?

The median renting household in the Town of Blue Mounds, WI has an income of $53,750 (±$28,942) a year, against $140,000 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 Blue Mounds town, Dane County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:08500, in state:55 county:025).

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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