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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Excelsior, WI, 2020–2024
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12.5% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Excelsior, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83 renting households against 583 that own their home.

In the Town of Excelsior, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.5% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 83 (±36)
Median renter income: $79,792 (±$30,126)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Excelsior

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Excelsior	Sauk County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.5% (±4.9 points)	27.6% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83 (±36)	7,735 (±506)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	583 (±90)	20,252 (±493)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,792 (±$30,126)	$49,141 (±$4,393)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,458 (±$22,075)	$94,898 (±$3,128)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Excelsior, the renter share is lower than in Sauk County (27.6%).

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

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

In Sauk County, the Town of Excelsior ranks 22 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 936 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 Excelsior 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	12.4% (±4.5 points)	12.5% (±4.9 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,088 (±$379)	$1,514 (±$458)	+39.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,750 (±$4,856)	$92,083 (±$16,553)	+16.9%	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 Excelsior

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Excelsior
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Excelsior	—	12.5% (±4.9 points)	—
Rock Springs	3.7 mi	24.4% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Freedom	4.5 mi	14.1% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Delton	5.2 mi	6.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Town of Dellona	5.7 mi	14.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Reedsburg	5.9 mi	38.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher
West Baraboo	6.0 mi	60.1% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Town of Baraboo	6.8 mi	8.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Reedsburg	6.9 mi	9.0% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Delton, WI (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Reedsburg, WI (38.5%), West Baraboo, WI (60.1%).

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

Households that rent across Sauk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Merrimac	19.9% (±13.7 points)
17	Town of Bear Creek (Sauk County)	17.5% (±6.4 points)
18	Town of Prairie du Sac	17.0% (±7.3 points)
19	Town of Ironton	16.2% (±8.0 points)
20 (tie)	North Freedom	14.1% (±8.3 points)
20 (tie)	Town of Dellona	14.1% (±6.1 points)
22	Town of Excelsior	12.5% (±4.9 points)
23	Town of Washington (Sauk County)	12.2% (±6.7 points)
24	Town of Spring Green	12.1% (±5.7 points)
25	Town of Winfield	11.2% (±4.9 points)
26	Ironton	9.9% (±7.4 points)
27	Town of Fairfield	9.6% (±5.3 points)
28	Town of La Valle	9.5% (±4.3 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Sauk 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 Excelsior

How many renters are there in the Town of Excelsior?

The Town of Excelsior has an estimated 83 (±36) renting households, 12.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Excelsior?

In the Town of Excelsior, the share of households that rent went from 12.4% in 2015–2019 to 12.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Excelsior?

A renting household in the Town of Excelsior has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Excelsior?

The median renting household in the Town of Excelsior, WI has an income of $79,792 (±$30,126) a year, against $96,458 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 Excelsior town, Sauk County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:24675, in state:55 county:111).

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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