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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Mentor, WI, 2020–2024
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19.1% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Mentor, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 50 renting households against 212 that own their home.

In the Town of Mentor, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.1% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 50 (±18)
Median renter income: $34,500 (±$21,805)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Mentor

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Mentor	Clark County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.1% (±6.6 points)	21.5% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	50 (±18)	2,757 (±201)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	212 (±50)	10,082 (±202)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,500 (±$21,805)	$45,702 (±$4,859)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,000 (±$17,413)	$74,724 (±$2,809)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Mentor, the renter share is not measurably different from Clark County (21.5%).

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

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

In Clark County, the Town of Mentor ranks 18 of 44 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 606 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 Mentor 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	23.8% (±8.2 points)	19.1% (±6.6 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$684 (±$37)	$1,125 (±$254)	+64.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$58,417 (±$4,257)	$60,357 (±$10,112)	+3.3%	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 Mentor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mentor
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Mentor	—	19.1% (±6.6 points)	—
Town of Cleveland (Jackson County)	4.8 mi	10.5% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fairchild	5.6 mi	30.6% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hewett	6.5 mi	11.9% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Merrillan	7.4 mi	27.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Alma (Jackson County)	7.9 mi	13.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Garden Valley	8.4 mi	9.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Alma Center	8.4 mi	20.6% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fairchild	8.6 mi	5.8% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Garden Valley, WI (9.5%), Town of Fairchild, WI (5.8%).

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

Households that rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
12	Loyal	24.5% (±5.8 points)
13	Town of Warner	22.4% (±10.7 points)
14	Town of Weston (Clark County)	22.1% (±12.6 points)
15	Town of Fremont (Clark County)	21.7% (±6.9 points)
16	Town of Sherwood	21.1% (±15.2 points)
17	Town of Longwood	19.4% (±8.0 points)
18	Town of Mentor	19.1% (±6.6 points)
19	Town of Foster	18.5% (±12.0 points)
20	Town of Hoard	18.3% (±6.9 points)
21	Town of Levis	18.2% (±8.4 points)
22	Town of Sherman (Clark County)	17.4% (±12.7 points)
23	Town of Beaver (Clark County)	17.3% (±8.2 points)
24	Town of Thorp	17.0% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 44 places in Clark 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 Mentor

How many renters are there in the Town of Mentor?

The Town of Mentor has an estimated 50 (±18) renting households, 19.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Mentor?

In the Town of Mentor, the share of households that rent went from 23.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.1% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Mentor?

A renting household in the Town of Mentor has 2.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Mentor?

The median renting household in the Town of Mentor, WI has an income of $34,500 (±$21,805) a year, against $63,000 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 Mentor town, Clark County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:51125, in state:55 county:019).

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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