How many renters in the Town of Hayward, WI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in the Town of Hayward, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.5% (±21.7 points) of renting households in the Town of Hayward, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.5% (±21.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.3% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 30.2% (±10.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in the Town of Hayward

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Town of Hayward	Sawyer County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	25.9% (±11.7 points)	29.6%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.9% (±4.9 points)	15.9%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.0% (±11.1 points)	8.9%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.7% (±4.9 points)	10.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	17.2% (±11.2 points)	10.1%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	33.3% (±18.6 points)	24.8%	35.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

The Town of Hayward against Sawyer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hayward	Sawyer County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.5% (±21.7 points)	34.9% (±7.0 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.3% (±18.6 points)	24.8% (±5.6 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.2% (±10.3 points)	22.5% (±3.7 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,645 (±$25,733)	$36,239 (±$3,843)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$727 (±$79)	$712 (±$48)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In the Town of Hayward, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sawyer County (34.9%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Sawyer County, the Town of Hayward ranks 6 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 354 of 1,813.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near the Town of Hayward

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hayward
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Town of Hayward	—	50.5% (±21.7 points)	—
Hayward	4.2 mi	33.7% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County)	4.3 mi	20.7% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Town of Lenroot	9.2 mi	46.7% (±46.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Bass Lake (Washburn County)	9.8 mi	33.3% (±108.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stinnett	10 mi	4.3% (±52.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hunter	12 mi	33.7% (±29.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sand Lake (Sawyer County)	12 mi	22.6% (±41.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stone Lake	13 mi	50.0% (±46.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County), WI (20.7%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Sawyer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Couderay	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Town of Weirgor	100.0% (±141.4 points)
3	Town of Ojibwa	95.0% (±57.0 points)
4	Radisson	64.3% (±30.8 points)
5	Town of Meadowbrook	58.8% (±74.7 points)
6	Town of Hayward	50.5% (±21.7 points)
7	Town of Lenroot	46.7% (±46.2 points)
8 (tie)	Hayward	33.7% (±13.7 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Hunter	33.7% (±29.8 points)
10	Exeland	33.3% (±21.8 points)
11 (tie)	Winter	29.4% (±14.4 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Winter	29.4% (±25.6 points)

Showing 12 of 21 places in Sawyer County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Hayward include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Little Round Lake.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Hayward

Are renters in the Town of Hayward rent-burdened?

50.5% of renting households in the Town of Hayward pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in the Town of Hayward spend on rent?

The median renting household in the Town of Hayward, WI spends 30.2% (±10.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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 Hayward town, Sawyer County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:33475, in state:55 county:113).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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