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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Brule, WI, 2020–2024
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16.6% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Brule, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 43 renting households against 216 that own their home.

In the Town of Brule, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.6% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 43 (±16)
Median renter income: $46,705 (±$2,380)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Brule

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Brule	Douglas County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.6% (±5.6 points)	28.1% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	43 (±16)	5,386 (±375)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	216 (±46)	13,774 (±439)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,705 (±$2,380)	$36,601 (±$3,664)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,250 (±$27,379)	$92,948 (±$4,771)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Brule, the renter share is lower than in Douglas County (28.1%).

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

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

In Douglas County, the Town of Brule ranks 5 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 703 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 Brule 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	25.7% (±10.3 points)	16.6% (±5.6 points)	−9.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$759 (±$62)	$788 (±$56)	+3.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$52,750 (±$12,721)	$63,375 (±$22,059)	+20.1%	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 Brule

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Brule
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Brule	—	16.6% (±5.6 points)	—
Town of Maple	4.7 mi	8.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oulu	6.8 mi	20.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hughes	7.2 mi	9.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Lake Nebagamon	7.3 mi	14.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar	8.1 mi	8.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Cloverland (Douglas County)	9.1 mi	18.5% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Highland (Douglas County)	11 mi	1.4% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Town of Hawthorne	12 mi	4.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Hughes, WI (9.0%), Poplar, WI (8.5%), Town of Highland (Douglas County), WI (1.4%).

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

Households that rent across Douglas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Superior (Douglas County, city)	39.4% (±3.1 points)
2	Superior (Douglas County, village)	32.2% (±9.1 points)
3	Town of Cloverland (Douglas County)	18.5% (±12.9 points)
4	Oliver	18.4% (±8.7 points)
5	Town of Brule	16.6% (±5.6 points)
6	Solon Springs	15.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Lake Nebagamon	14.5% (±5.5 points)
8	Town of Lakeside	12.3% (±10.0 points)
9	Town of Superior	9.9% (±5.1 points)
10	Town of Maple	8.6% (±6.6 points)
11	Poplar	8.5% (±5.0 points)

Showing 11 of 22 places in Douglas 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 Brule

How many renters are there in the Town of Brule?

The Town of Brule has an estimated 43 (±16) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Brule?

In the Town of Brule, the share of households that rent went from 25.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (−9.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Brule?

A renting household in the Town of Brule has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Brule?

The median renting household in the Town of Brule, WI has an income of $46,705 (±$2,380) a year, against $81,250 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 Brule town, Douglas County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:10575, in state:55 county:031).

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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