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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Linn, WI, 2020–2024
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15.6% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Linn, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 177 renting households against 954 that own their home.

In the Town of Linn, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.6% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 177 (±51)
Median renter income: $85,660 (±$17,721)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Linn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Linn	Walworth County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.6% (±4.6 points)	29.4% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	177 (±51)	12,656 (±731)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	954 (±91)	30,431 (±740)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$85,660 (±$17,721)	$51,325 (±$4,405)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,500 (±$19,050)	$100,861 (±$2,764)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Linn, the renter share is lower than in Walworth County (29.4%).

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

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

In Walworth County, the Town of Linn ranks 16 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 748 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 Linn 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	24.3% (±4.6 points)	15.6% (±4.6 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,018 (±$189)	$1,521 (±$632)	+49.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,625 (±$11,313)	$99,205 (±$13,198)	+24.6%	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 Linn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Linn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Linn	—	15.6% (±4.6 points)	—
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	4.3 mi	13.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Williams Bay	4.4 mi	22.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Geneva	4.6 mi	45.2% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	4.9 mi	13.4% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hebron	5.4 mi	22.8% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Walworth	5.5 mi	45.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Como	5.5 mi	32.5% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Alden Township	6.0 mi	11.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake Geneva, WI (45.2%), Walworth, WI (45.4%), Como, WI (32.5%).

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

Households that rent across Walworth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Town of Richmond (Walworth County)	19.9% (±8.9 points)
11	Darien	19.3% (±8.0 points)
12	Bloomfield	18.6% (±10.2 points)
13	Town of Darien	17.7% (±8.9 points)
14	Town of Lyons	17.6% (±10.4 points)
15	Town of Geneva	17.2% (±5.3 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Linn	15.6% (±4.6 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Sharon (Walworth County)	15.6% (±7.7 points)
18 (tie)	Town of Bloomfield (Walworth County)	13.4% (±8.8 points)
18 (tie)	Town of Delavan	13.4% (±3.9 points)
20	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	13.0% (±5.5 points)
21	Town of Lafayette (Walworth County)	12.3% (±4.7 points)
22	Genoa City	7.5% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Walworth 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 Linn

How many renters are there in the Town of Linn?

The Town of Linn has an estimated 177 (±51) renting households, 15.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Linn?

In the Town of Linn, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Linn?

A renting household in the Town of Linn has 2.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Linn?

The median renting household in the Town of Linn, WI has an income of $85,660 (±$17,721) a year, against $112,500 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 Linn town, Walworth County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:44750, in state:55 county:127).

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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