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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Oshkosh, WI, 2020–2024
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11.5% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Oshkosh, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 140 renting households against 1,078 that own their home.

In the Town of Oshkosh, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 11.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 11.5% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 140 (±60)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Oshkosh

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Oshkosh	Winnebago County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	11.5% (±5.1 points)	34.2% (±1.2 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	140 (±60)	24,876 (±894)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,078 (±227)	47,791 (±845)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$45,677 (±$3,321)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,826 (±$5,007)	$96,047 (±$1,853)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Oshkosh, the renter share is lower than in Winnebago County (34.2%).

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

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

In Winnebago County, the Town of Oshkosh ranks 11 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1018 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 Oshkosh 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	10.6% (±4.0 points)	11.5% (±5.1 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$655 (±$58)	$873 (±$191)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,550 (±$8,196)	$103,098 (±$9,064)	+50.4%	Up 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 Oshkosh

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oshkosh
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Oshkosh	—	11.5% (±5.1 points)	—
Oshkosh	3.1 mi	45.0% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Town of Vinland	5.7 mi	14.5% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Algoma	6.3 mi	7.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Black Wolf	7.4 mi	3.6% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Town of Neenah	8.4 mi	2.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Neenah	8.4 mi	33.8% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Town of Winneconne	8.4 mi	12.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Butte des Morts	8.5 mi	13.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Black Wolf, WI (3.6%), Town of Neenah, WI (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oshkosh, WI (45.0%), Neenah, WI (33.8%).

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

Households that rent across Winnebago County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Omro	25.7% (±8.2 points)
6	Winneconne	25.2% (±7.4 points)
7	Town of Nekimi	15.2% (±6.0 points)
8	Town of Vinland	14.5% (±10.2 points)
9	Town of Nepeuskun	13.2% (±7.1 points)
10	Town of Winneconne	12.2% (±5.5 points)
11	Town of Oshkosh	11.5% (±5.1 points)
12	Town of Wolf River (Winnebago County)	8.5% (±3.9 points)
13	Town of Algoma	7.1% (±4.2 points)
14	Town of Clayton (Winnebago County)	6.8% (±3.7 points)
15	Town of Rushford	6.4% (±2.9 points)
16	Town of Winchester (Winnebago County)	6.2% (±2.5 points)
17	Town of Utica (Winnebago County)	5.3% (±3.1 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Winnebago 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 Oshkosh

How many renters are there in the Town of Oshkosh?

The Town of Oshkosh has an estimated 140 (±60) renting households, 11.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Oshkosh?

In the Town of Oshkosh, the share of households that rent went from 10.6% in 2015–2019 to 11.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Oshkosh?

A renting household in the Town of Oshkosh has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned 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 Oshkosh town, Winnebago County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:60525, in state:55 county:139).

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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