How long do people stay in their homes in the Town of Mecan, WI?

Name: How long people stay in the Town of Mecan, WI, 2020–2024
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16.2% (±5.1 points) of households in the Town of Mecan, WI moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.2% (±5.1 points)
Since before 2000: 30.4%

When households in the Town of Mecan moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Town of Mecan	Marquette County	Wisconsin	United States
2023 or later	1.3% (±1.9 points)	2.8%	4.1%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	14.9% (±4.7 points)	13.7%	19.0%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.9% (±7.6 points)	37.0%	38.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	19.6% (±6.5 points)	20.7%	17.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.9% (±7.4 points)	13.3%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	15.5% (±5.7 points)	12.5%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In the Town of Mecan, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Marquette County (16.5%).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin (23.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near the Town of Mecan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mecan
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Town of Mecan	—	16.2% (±5.1 points)	—
Town of Shields (Marquette County)	4.7 mi	17.3% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	4.8 mi	22.2% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Princeton	4.8 mi	17.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Marquette	5.1 mi	16.1% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Montello	6.1 mi	14.2% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Marquette	6.5 mi	22.0% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Montello	6.5 mi	17.4% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Neshkoro	7.5 mi	16.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
2	Town of Packwaukee	22.3% (±5.9 points)
3	Oxford	20.5% (±10.0 points)
4	Montello	17.4% (±5.2 points)
5	Town of Shields (Marquette County)	17.3% (±7.4 points)
6	Town of Crystal Lake (Marquette County)	17.0% (±6.0 points)
7	Town of Neshkoro	16.8% (±5.7 points)
8	Town of Mecan	16.2% (±5.1 points)
9	Town of Springfield (Marquette County)	15.4% (±5.7 points)
10	Town of Newton (Marquette County)	14.9% (±5.3 points)
11	Town of Buffalo (Marquette County)	14.4% (±5.5 points)
12	Town of Montello	14.2% (±6.3 points)
13	Town of Westfield (Marquette County)	14.0% (±6.1 points)
14	Town of Douglas	13.5% (±5.6 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mecan

How often do people move in the Town of Mecan?

16.2% of households in the Town of Mecan, WI moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does the Town of Mecan have?

30.4% of households in the Town of Mecan have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mecan town, Marquette County, Wisconsin

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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