What is the median household income in the Town of Lenroot, WI?

Name: Income and affordability in the Town of Lenroot, WI, 2020–2024
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The median household income in the Town of Lenroot, WI is $64,250 (±$17,014) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,076 a month would take about $43,000 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In the Town of Lenroot, the median household income went from $75,078 in 2015–2019 to $64,250 in 2020–2024 (−14.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $64,250 (±$17,014)
Median renter income: $51,528 (±$31,522)
Income to afford median rent: about $43,000

Income in the Town of Lenroot against Sawyer County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lenroot	Sawyer County	Wisconsin	United States
Median household income	$64,250 (±$17,014)	$60,801 (±$3,776)	$77,485 (±$455)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$51,528 (±$31,522)	$36,239 (±$3,843)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,139 (±$21,647)	$70,156 (±$3,840)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,076 (±$172)	$712 (±$48)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In the Town of Lenroot, median household income is not measurably different from Sawyer County ($60,801).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin ($77,485).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Sawyer County, the Town of Lenroot ranks 7 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 1418 of 1,844.

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

How much you need to earn to rent in the Town of Lenroot

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,076 a month ($12,912 a year) needs an income of about $43,000 a year.

The median renting household in the Town of Lenroot earns $51,528 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$75,078 (±$6,980)	$64,250 (±$17,014)	−14.4%	Down after inflation
Median gross rent	$834 (±$323)	$1,076 (±$172)	+29.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$222,400 (±$15,147)	$300,700 (±$69,143)	+35.2%	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.

Median household income in places near the Town of Lenroot

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lenroot
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Town of Lenroot	—	$64,250 (±$17,014)	—
Town of Cable	8.0 mi	$54,016 (±$2,390)	Not measurably different
Hayward	8.5 mi	$45,665 (±$11,216)	Not measurably different
Town of Hayward	9.2 mi	$66,615 (±$12,759)	Not measurably different
Town of Stinnett	11 mi	$53,750 (±$9,700)	Not measurably different
Little Round Lake	11 mi	$37,535 (±$3,573)	Lower
Town of Frog Creek	11 mi	$63,750 (±$29,340)	Not measurably different
Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County)	13 mi	$56,071 (±$10,466)	Not measurably different
Town of Barnes	13 mi	$74,167 (±$7,186)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Little Round Lake, WI ($37,535).

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

Median household income across Sawyer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Town of Edgewater	$91,477 (±$8,449)
2	Town of Spider Lake	$87,805 (±$19,887)
3	Town of Sand Lake (Sawyer County)	$78,077 (±$6,182)
4	Town of Meteor	$72,500 (±$26,854)
5	Town of Winter	$72,250 (±$13,076)
6	Town of Hayward	$66,615 (±$12,759)
7	Town of Lenroot	$64,250 (±$17,014)
8	Town of Round Lake	$62,011 (±$4,829)
9	Town of Weirgor	$58,958 (±$33,130)
10	Town of Radisson	$58,864 (±$9,613)
11	Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County)	$56,071 (±$10,466)
12	Couderay	$54,271 (±$6,889)
13	Town of Meadowbrook	$53,125 (±$38,222)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Sawyer 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 Lenroot

What is the median household income in the Town of Lenroot?

The median household income in the Town of Lenroot is $64,250 (±$17,014) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in the Town of Lenroot?

About $43,000 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,076 a month.

Have incomes in the Town of Lenroot kept up with inflation?

In the Town of Lenroot, the median household income went from $75,078 in 2015–2019 to $64,250 in 2020–2024 (−14.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

What do renters earn in the Town of Lenroot?

The median renting household in the Town of Lenroot, WI earns $51,528 (±$31,522) a year.

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 Lenroot town, Sawyer County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:43400, 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 B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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