What percentage of people rent in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), WI, 2020–2024
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12.7% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 157 renting households against 1,077 that own their home.

In the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.7% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 157 (±70)
Median renter income: $77,888 (±$41,024)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	Vilas County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.7% (±5.7 points)	16.0% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	157 (±70)	1,780 (±233)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,077 (±116)	9,367 (±293)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,888 (±$41,024)	$42,318 (±$4,467)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,188 (±$8,365)	$73,944 (±$4,047)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), the renter share is not measurably different from Vilas County (16.0%).

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

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

In Vilas County, the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County) ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 928 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 Lincoln (Vilas County) 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	20.3% (±5.2 points)	12.7% (±5.7 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$788 (±$52)	$1,039 (±$280)	+31.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,844 (±$7,037)	$77,500 (±$6,034)	+62.0%	Up 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 Lincoln (Vilas County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	—	12.7% (±5.7 points)	—
Eagle River	1.3 mi	51.4% (±7.6 points)	Higher
Town of Washington (Vilas County)	5.8 mi	4.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	6.2 mi	5.6% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Town of Three Lakes	8.5 mi	10.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Sugar Camp	8.7 mi	8.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Conover	11 mi	11.6% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of St. Germain	12 mi	21.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Phelps	13 mi	8.8% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Washington (Vilas County), WI (4.4%), Town of Cloverland (Vilas County), WI (5.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Eagle River, WI (51.4%).

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

Households that rent across Vilas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Eagle River	51.4% (±7.6 points)
2	Town of Lac du Flambeau	26.4% (±5.3 points)
3	Town of Boulder Junction	24.2% (±9.1 points)
4	Town of St. Germain	21.1% (±7.8 points)
5	Town of Manitowish Waters	19.5% (±10.3 points)
6	Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)	12.7% (±5.7 points)
7	Town of Land O'Lakes	11.7% (±4.5 points)
8	Town of Conover	11.6% (±8.8 points)
9	Town of Phelps	8.8% (±3.5 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Cloverland (Vilas County)	5.6% (±3.1 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Presque Isle	5.6% (±6.1 points)
12	Town of Winchester (Vilas County)	4.9% (±4.4 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Vilas 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 Lincoln (Vilas County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)?

The Town of Lincoln (Vilas County) has an estimated 157 (±70) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)?

In the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), the share of households that rent went from 20.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)?

A renting household in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County) has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Lincoln (Vilas County), WI has an income of $77,888 (±$41,024) a year, against $77,188 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 Lincoln town, Vilas County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:44525, in state:55 county:125).

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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