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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Merton, WI, 2020–2024
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4.9% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Merton, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 159 renting households against 3,054 that own their home.

In the Town of Merton, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 4.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 4.9% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 159 (±75)
Median renter income: $75,446 (±$13,760)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Merton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Merton	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	4.9% (±2.3 points)	24.0% (±0.8 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	159 (±75)	40,511 (±1,310)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,054 (±206)	128,147 (±1,306)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$75,446 (±$13,760)	$58,282 (±$2,941)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,607 (±$8,437)	$125,238 (±$1,885)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Merton, the renter share is lower than in Waukesha County (24.0%).

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

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

In Waukesha County, the Town of Merton ranks 31 of 37 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1643 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 Merton 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	6.6% (±2.0 points)	4.9% (±2.3 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,116 (±$124)	$1,415 (±$226)	+26.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$108,288 (±$5,324)	$119,297 (±$8,432)	+10.2%	Down 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 Merton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Merton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Merton	—	4.9% (±2.3 points)	—
Chenequa	2.5 mi	5.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Merton	2.8 mi	3.0% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland	4.0 mi	37.5% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Okauchee Lake	4.4 mi	10.9% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Nashotah	5.2 mi	7.6% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Oconomowoc Lake	5.7 mi	2.1% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lisbon	5.7 mi	5.8% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oconomowoc	5.8 mi	14.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hartland, WI (37.5%), Okauchee Lake, WI (10.9%), Town of Oconomowoc, WI (14.5%).

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

Households that rent across Waukesha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
25	North Prairie	7.8% (±4.0 points)
26	Town of Delafield	7.7% (±3.8 points)
27	Nashotah	7.6% (±5.5 points)
28	Waukesha (Waukesha County, village)	7.4% (±2.8 points)
29 (tie)	Chenequa	5.8% (±5.7 points)
29 (tie)	Lisbon	5.8% (±4.9 points)
31	Town of Merton	4.9% (±2.3 points)
32	Vernon	4.3% (±2.3 points)
33	Merton	3.0% (±2.8 points)
34	Oconomowoc Lake	2.1% (±2.5 points)
35	Town of Ottawa	1.9% (±1.7 points)
36	Town of Eagle (Waukesha County)	1.3% (±2.1 points)
37	Town of Mukwonago	0.8% (±1.2 points)

Showing 13 of 37 places in Waukesha 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 Merton

How many renters are there in the Town of Merton?

The Town of Merton has an estimated 159 (±75) renting households, 4.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Merton?

In the Town of Merton, the share of households that rent went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 4.9% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Merton?

A renting household in the Town of Merton has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Merton?

The median renting household in the Town of Merton, WI has an income of $75,446 (±$13,760) a year, against $122,607 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 Merton town, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:51400, in state:55 county:133).

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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