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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Grafton, WI, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±14.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Grafton, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 627 renting households against 1,327 that own their home.

In the Town of Grafton, the share of households that rent went from 14.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+17.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±14.1 points)
Renting households: 627 (±330)
Median renter income: $83,448 (±$26,386)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Grafton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Grafton	Ozaukee County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±14.1 points)	27.1% (±2.0 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	627 (±330)	10,389 (±773)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,327 (±191)	27,920 (±744)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$83,448 (±$26,386)	$57,079 (±$5,324)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,542 (±$12,496)	$120,130 (±$5,056)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Grafton, the renter share is not measurably different from Ozaukee County (27.1%).

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

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

In Ozaukee County, the Town of Grafton ranks 5 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 257 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 Grafton 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	14.3% (±5.3 points)	32.1% (±14.1 points)	+17.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$950 (±$172)	$1,115 (±$98)	+17.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$94,773 (±$13,026)	$87,245 (±$11,213)	−7.9%	Down 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 Grafton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Grafton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Grafton	—	32.1% (±14.1 points)	—
Grafton	2.2 mi	38.7% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saukville	2.6 mi	44.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Port Washington	3.9 mi	34.2% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cedarburg	3.9 mi	4.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Cedarburg	4.2 mi	38.1% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Saukville	5.1 mi	18.2% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Port Washington	6.2 mi	22.3% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newburg	7.5 mi	22.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cedarburg, WI (4.2%).

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

Households that rent across Ozaukee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Saukville	44.8% (±9.9 points)
2	Grafton	38.7% (±5.0 points)
3	Cedarburg	38.1% (±3.9 points)
4	Port Washington	34.2% (±3.7 points)
5	Town of Grafton	32.1% (±14.1 points)
6	Thiensville	30.8% (±5.5 points)
7	Fredonia	29.2% (±8.1 points)
8	Town of Port Washington	22.3% (±15.6 points)
9	Town of Saukville	18.2% (±6.5 points)
10	Town of Belgium	15.4% (±6.2 points)
11	Belgium	14.5% (±5.3 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Ozaukee 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 Grafton

How many renters are there in the Town of Grafton?

The Town of Grafton has an estimated 627 (±330) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Grafton?

In the Town of Grafton, the share of households that rent went from 14.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (+17.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Grafton?

A renting household in the Town of Grafton has 1.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Grafton?

The median renting household in the Town of Grafton, WI has an income of $83,448 (±$26,386) a year, against $114,542 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 Grafton town, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:30025, in state:55 county:089).

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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