What percentage of people rent in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), WI, 2020–2024
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12.1% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 169 renting households against 1,232 that own their home.

In the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.1% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 169 (±78)
Median renter income: $48,295 (±$45,054)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)	Jefferson County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.1% (±5.3 points)	26.9% (±1.5 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	169 (±78)	9,371 (±549)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,232 (±121)	25,502 (±567)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,295 (±$45,054)	$56,288 (±$6,943)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,458 (±$17,333)	$95,581 (±$3,779)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), the renter share is lower than in Jefferson County (26.9%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County) ranks 14 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 970 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 Oakland (Jefferson County) 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	14.1% (±5.6 points)	12.1% (±5.3 points)	−2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,052 (±$218)	$1,267 (±$374)	+20.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$84,816 (±$13,238)	$94,603 (±$16,418)	+11.5%	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 Oakland (Jefferson County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)	—	12.1% (±5.3 points)	—
Cambridge	4.1 mi	30.7% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Rockdale	4.4 mi	16.9% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lake Mills	6.5 mi	4.2% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Fort Atkinson	6.6 mi	31.5% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Lake Mills	6.7 mi	33.1% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Jefferson	7.1 mi	33.2% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Town of Sumner (Jefferson County)	7.1 mi	9.1% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Aztalan	7.3 mi	10.5% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Lake Mills, WI (4.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cambridge, WI (30.7%), Fort Atkinson, WI (31.5%), Lake Mills, WI (33.1%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Johnson Creek	20.8% (±5.8 points)
9	Town of Koshkonong	19.1% (±6.9 points)
10	Town of Milford	17.8% (±8.0 points)
11	Town of Farmington (Jefferson County)	17.7% (±7.7 points)
12	Town of Ixonia	15.1% (±7.0 points)
13	Town of Concord	15.0% (±12.0 points)
14	Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)	12.1% (±5.3 points)
15	Town of Aztalan	10.5% (±4.5 points)
16	Town of Sumner (Jefferson County)	9.1% (±5.1 points)
17	Town of Cold Spring	8.1% (±7.9 points)
18	Town of Sullivan	7.8% (±3.5 points)
19	Town of Jefferson (Jefferson County)	6.9% (±3.4 points)
20	Town of Watertown	6.2% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Ripley.

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 Oakland (Jefferson County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)?

The Town of Oakland (Jefferson County) has an estimated 169 (±78) renting households, 12.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)?

In the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), the share of households that rent went from 14.1% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)?

A renting household in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County) has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Oakland (Jefferson County), WI has an income of $48,295 (±$45,054) a year, against $106,458 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 Oakland town, Jefferson County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:59125, in state:55 county:055).

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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