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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Medford, WI, 2020–2024
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9.2% (±3.9 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Medford, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 856 that own their home.

In the Town of Medford, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.2% (±3.9 points)
Renting households: 87 (±37)
Median renter income: $76,736 (±$14,072)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Medford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Medford	Taylor County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.2% (±3.9 points)	20.3% (±2.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±37)	1,633 (±212)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	856 (±79)	6,413 (±211)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,736 (±$14,072)	$44,006 (±$6,417)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$94,375 (±$13,617)	$79,969 (±$2,596)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Medford, the renter share is lower than in Taylor County (20.3%).

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

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

In Taylor County, the Town of Medford ranks 17 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1227 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 Medford 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	11.7% (±4.0 points)	9.2% (±3.9 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$799 (±$145)	$880 (±$417)	+10.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,153 (±$10,127)	$89,479 (±$12,790)	+29.4%	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 Medford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Medford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Medford	—	9.2% (±3.9 points)	—
Medford	2.6 mi	43.9% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Town of Chelsea	6.2 mi	9.7% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Little Black	6.8 mi	11.9% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hammel	6.9 mi	5.3% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stetsonville	6.9 mi	16.7% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Browning	7.3 mi	13.2% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Deer Creek (Taylor County)	8.3 mi	11.6% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Molitor	8.9 mi	1.9% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Molitor, WI (1.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Medford, WI (43.9%).

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

Households that rent across Taylor County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Town of Maplehurst	12.1% (±6.8 points)
12	Town of Little Black	11.9% (±6.0 points)
13	Town of Deer Creek (Taylor County)	11.6% (±5.7 points)
14	Town of McKinley (Taylor County)	10.8% (±4.5 points)
15	Town of Chelsea	9.7% (±4.5 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Jump River	9.2% (±8.6 points)
16 (tie)	Town of Medford	9.2% (±3.9 points)
18	Town of Westboro	8.4% (±3.6 points)
19	Town of Cleveland (Taylor County)	8.2% (±9.4 points)
20	Town of Roosevelt (Taylor County)	6.6% (±4.0 points)
21	Town of Holway	6.3% (±4.6 points)
22	Town of Rib Lake	5.7% (±3.1 points)
23	Town of Hammel	5.3% (±4.1 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Taylor 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 Medford

How many renters are there in the Town of Medford?

The Town of Medford has an estimated 87 (±37) renting households, 9.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Medford?

In the Town of Medford, the share of households that rent went from 11.7% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Medford?

A renting household in the Town of Medford has 1.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Medford?

The median renting household in the Town of Medford, WI has an income of $76,736 (±$14,072) a year, against $94,375 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 Medford town, Taylor County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:50450, in state:55 county:119).

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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