What percentage of people rent in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), WI, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 44 renting households against 203 that own their home.

In the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 44 (±14)
Median renter income: $42,500 (±$16,038)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)	Burnett County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±5.7 points)	14.1% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	44 (±14)	1,017 (±123)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	203 (±44)	6,171 (±207)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.9)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,500 (±$16,038)	$39,125 (±$6,849)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,750 (±$28,764)	$68,830 (±$2,170)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), the renter share is not measurably different from Burnett County (14.1%).

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

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

In Burnett County, the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County) ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 654 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 Sand Lake (Burnett 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	22.1% (±7.5 points)	17.8% (±5.7 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$573 (±$88)	$717 (±$159)	+25.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,250 (±$9,468)	$63,646 (±$15,320)	−15.4%	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 Sand Lake (Burnett County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)	—	17.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Town of Meenon	4.9 mi	9.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Town of Jackson (Burnett County)	5.1 mi	7.9% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Town of Rusk (Burnett County)	6.0 mi	19.9% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Webster	6.6 mi	56.5% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Town of La Follette	6.6 mi	14.5% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Siren	8.2 mi	15.3% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oakland (Burnett County)	8.2 mi	5.9% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Town of Scott (Burnett County)	8.3 mi	2.0% (±1.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Meenon, WI (9.6%), Town of Jackson (Burnett County), WI (7.9%), Town of Oakland (Burnett County), WI (5.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Webster, WI (56.5%).

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

Households that rent across Burnett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Webster	56.5% (±9.0 points)
2	Town of Blaine	41.0% (±26.6 points)
3	Grantsburg	31.6% (±6.1 points)
4	Siren	30.2% (±8.3 points)
5	Town of Rusk (Burnett County)	19.9% (±5.0 points)
6	Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)	17.8% (±5.7 points)
7	Town of Siren	15.3% (±10.2 points)
8	Town of La Follette	14.5% (±7.8 points)
9	Town of Swiss	12.3% (±3.8 points)
10	Town of Lincoln (Burnett County)	11.9% (±6.7 points)
11	Town of Meenon	9.6% (±5.1 points)
12	Town of Daniels	9.3% (±6.5 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Burnett 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 Sand Lake (Burnett County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)?

The Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County) has an estimated 44 (±14) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)?

In the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)?

A renting household in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County) has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Sand Lake (Burnett County), WI has an income of $42,500 (±$16,038) a year, against $69,750 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 Sand Lake town, Burnett County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:71450, in state:55 county:013).

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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