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

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Oulu, WI, 2020–2024
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20.1% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Oulu, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 43 renting households against 171 that own their home.

In the Town of Oulu, the share of households that rent went from 2.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.1% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 43 (±14)
Median renter income: $24,375 (±$6,487)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Oulu

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Oulu	Bayfield County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.1% (±6.1 points)	16.1% (±1.9 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	43 (±14)	1,200 (±156)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	171 (±29)	6,237 (±172)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,375 (±$6,487)	$40,769 (±$11,350)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$99,554 (±$3,978)	$76,958 (±$3,240)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Oulu, the renter share is not measurably different from Bayfield County (16.1%).

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

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

In Bayfield County, the Town of Oulu ranks 7 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 560 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 Oulu 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	2.0% (±1.6 points)	20.1% (±6.1 points)	+18.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median household income	$67,500 (±$6,688)	$96,875 (±$8,663)	+43.5%	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 Oulu

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Oulu
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Oulu	—	20.1% (±6.1 points)	—
Town of Tripp	5.5 mi	19.3% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Orienta	6.6 mi	4.1% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Town of Brule	6.8 mi	16.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Hughes	7.6 mi	9.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Town of Iron River	8.5 mi	25.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cloverland (Douglas County)	8.9 mi	18.5% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Maple	10 mi	8.6% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Town of Port Wing	11 mi	14.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Orienta, WI (4.1%), Town of Hughes, WI (9.0%), Town of Maple, WI (8.6%).

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

Households that rent across Bayfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Russell (Bayfield County)	34.4% (±5.6 points)
2	Bayfield	32.5% (±10.2 points)
3	Washburn	30.8% (±9.0 points)
4	Town of Iron River	25.2% (±8.1 points)
5	Town of Drummond	21.2% (±9.2 points)
6	Mason	20.6% (±15.9 points)
7	Town of Oulu	20.1% (±6.1 points)
8	Town of Tripp	19.3% (±9.3 points)
9	Town of Cable	15.0% (±5.5 points)
10	Town of Port Wing	14.0% (±5.2 points)
11	Town of Keystone	12.0% (±5.3 points)
12	Town of Washburn (Bayfield County)	10.5% (±6.9 points)
13	Town of Namakagon	10.4% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Bayfield 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 Oulu

How many renters are there in the Town of Oulu?

The Town of Oulu has an estimated 43 (±14) renting households, 20.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Oulu?

In the Town of Oulu, the share of households that rent went from 2.0% in 2015–2019 to 20.1% in 2020–2024 (+18.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Oulu?

A renting household in the Town of Oulu has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Oulu?

The median renting household in the Town of Oulu, WI has an income of $24,375 (±$6,487) a year, against $99,554 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 Oulu town, Bayfield County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:60775, in state:55 county:007).

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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