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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Hayward, WI, 2020–2024
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27.0% (±7.4 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Hayward, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 496 renting households against 1,342 that own their home.

In the Town of Hayward, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.0% (±7.4 points)
Renting households: 496 (±156)
Median renter income: $45,645 (±$25,733)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Hayward

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Hayward	Sawyer County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.0% (±7.4 points)	23.3% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	496 (±156)	2,051 (±221)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,342 (±145)	6,759 (±253)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,645 (±$25,733)	$36,239 (±$3,843)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,717 (±$15,007)	$70,156 (±$3,840)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Hayward, the renter share is not measurably different from Sawyer County (23.3%).

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

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

In Sawyer County, the Town of Hayward ranks 7 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 374 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 Hayward 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	28.0% (±6.7 points)	27.0% (±7.4 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$818 (±$151)	$727 (±$79)	−11.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,600 (±$6,918)	$66,615 (±$12,759)	+24.3%	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 Hayward

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Hayward
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Hayward	—	27.0% (±7.4 points)	—
Hayward	4.2 mi	44.0% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County)	4.3 mi	31.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lenroot	9.2 mi	7.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Town of Bass Lake (Washburn County)	9.8 mi	12.7% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Town of Stinnett	10 mi	25.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hunter	12 mi	27.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sand Lake (Sawyer County)	12 mi	16.4% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stone Lake	13 mi	6.0% (±2.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lenroot, WI (7.4%), Town of Bass Lake (Washburn County), WI (12.7%), Town of Stone Lake, WI (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hayward, WI (44.0%).

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

Households that rent across Sawyer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Winter	51.9% (±12.9 points)
2	Exeland	44.8% (±17.6 points)
3	Hayward	44.0% (±9.0 points)
4	Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County)	31.9% (±5.7 points)
5	Town of Couderay	29.1% (±11.7 points)
6	Town of Hunter	27.1% (±7.9 points)
7	Town of Hayward	27.0% (±7.4 points)
8	Town of Meadowbrook	26.2% (±17.0 points)
9	Town of Spider Lake	17.4% (±9.4 points)
10	Town of Sand Lake (Sawyer County)	16.4% (±7.6 points)
11	Radisson	15.2% (±8.2 points)
12	Town of Ojibwa	14.9% (±9.3 points)
13	Town of Lenroot	7.4% (±3.7 points)

Showing 13 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Hayward

How many renters are there in the Town of Hayward?

The Town of Hayward has an estimated 496 (±156) renting households, 27.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Hayward?

In the Town of Hayward, the share of households that rent went from 28.0% in 2015–2019 to 27.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Hayward?

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

How much do renters earn in the Town of Hayward?

The median renting household in the Town of Hayward, WI has an income of $45,645 (±$25,733) a year, against $77,717 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 Hayward town, Sawyer County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:33475, in state:55 county:113).

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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