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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Mercer, WI, 2020–2024
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10.1% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Mercer, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 76 renting households against 679 that own their home.

In the Town of Mercer, the share of households that rent went from 19.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.1% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 76 (±25)
Median renter income: $19,500 (±$3,262)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Mercer

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Mercer	Iron County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.1% (±3.2 points)	11.5% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	76 (±25)	357 (±55)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	679 (±76)	2,752 (±132)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,500 (±$3,262)	$26,528 (±$5,002)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,036 (±$3,367)	$65,923 (±$3,235)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Mercer, the renter share is not measurably different from Iron County (11.5%).

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

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

In Iron County, the Town of Mercer ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1136 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 Mercer 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	19.9% (±5.6 points)	10.1% (±3.2 points)	−9.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$581 (±$174)	$338 (±$119)	−41.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$50,972 (±$4,156)	$63,281 (±$6,834)	+24.1%	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 Mercer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Mercer
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Mercer	—	10.1% (±3.2 points)	—
Town of Sherman (Iron County)	7.2 mi	9.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oma	9.2 mi	1.2% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Carey	10 mi	18.9% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Town of Manitowish Waters	13 mi	19.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Agenda	13 mi	4.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Winchester (Vilas County)	13 mi	4.9% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Knight	14 mi	8.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pence	16 mi	5.9% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Oma, WI (1.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Carey, WI (18.9%).

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

Households that rent across Iron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hurley	27.1% (±6.1 points)
2	Town of Carey	18.9% (±8.1 points)
3	Town of Mercer	10.1% (±3.2 points)
4	Town of Gurney	9.2% (±5.7 points)
5	Town of Sherman (Iron County)	9.0% (±6.3 points)
6	Town of Knight	8.0% (±6.7 points)
7	Montreal	6.7% (±3.9 points)
8	Town of Pence	5.9% (±6.9 points)
9	Town of Kimball	2.7% (±1.8 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Iron 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 Mercer

How many renters are there in the Town of Mercer?

The Town of Mercer has an estimated 76 (±25) renting households, 10.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Mercer?

In the Town of Mercer, the share of households that rent went from 19.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in the Town of Mercer?

A renting household in the Town of Mercer has 1.4 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Mercer?

The median renting household in the Town of Mercer, WI has an income of $19,500 (±$3,262) a year, against $67,036 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 Mercer town, Iron County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:51200, in state:55 county:051).

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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