What percentage of people rent in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), WI?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), WI, 2020–2024
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6.8% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 78 renting households against 1,072 that own their home.

In the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 6.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 6.8% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 78 (±39)
Median renter income: $61,111 (±$43,822)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)	Eau Claire County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	6.8% (±3.3 points)	39.0% (±1.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	78 (±39)	17,427 (±820)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,072 (±129)	27,299 (±761)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,111 (±$43,822)	$52,214 (±$2,636)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,712 (±$5,866)	$94,991 (±$4,484)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), the renter share is lower than in Eau Claire County (39.0%).

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

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

In Eau Claire County, the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County) ranks 16 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1462 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 Seymour (Eau Claire 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	10.8% (±6.0 points)	6.8% (±3.3 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$932 (±$248)	$1,362 (±$203)	+46.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,554 (±$11,693)	$107,436 (±$6,817)	+50.1%	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 Seymour (Eau Claire County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)	—	6.8% (±3.3 points)	—
Town of Hallie	3.6 mi	4.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Altoona	5.2 mi	48.1% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Fall Creek	5.5 mi	29.7% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Lake Hallie	5.8 mi	29.4% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Town of Lafayette (Chippewa County)	5.9 mi	10.7% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	6.8 mi	23.0% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Lake Wissota	7.1 mi	15.6% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lincoln (Eau Claire County)	7.5 mi	6.1% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Altoona, WI (48.1%), Fall Creek, WI (29.7%), Lake Hallie, WI (29.4%).

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

Households that rent across Eau Claire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Town of Clear Creek	14.3% (±6.6 points)
11	Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	13.7% (±4.8 points)
12	Town of Drammen	12.4% (±7.7 points)
13	Town of Brunswick	12.3% (±4.9 points)
14	Town of Ludington	9.9% (±5.2 points)
15	Town of Wilson (Eau Claire County)	8.9% (±4.9 points)
16	Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)	6.8% (±3.3 points)
17	Town of Lincoln (Eau Claire County)	6.1% (±4.2 points)
18	Town of Fairchild	5.8% (±6.0 points)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Eau Claire County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Seymour (community).

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 Seymour (Eau Claire County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)?

The Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County) has an estimated 78 (±39) renting households, 6.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)?

In the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), the share of households that rent went from 10.8% in 2015–2019 to 6.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)?

A renting household in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County) has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)?

The median renting household in the Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County), WI has an income of $61,111 (±$43,822) a year, against $108,712 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 Seymour town, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:72675, in state:55 county:035).

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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